Ceramic Brakes Fire

That s right it s not uncommon to see brakes smoke after replacing pads.

Ceramic brakes fire.

Brake pad manufacturers refer to this as the polymerization or curing process. If you have a vehicle that has exceeded the minimum wear specification. I m guessing that the cermamic material in the discs are not very withstanding to high temperatures. What was on fire.

The owner was attending a track day and had a brake failure and fire. But what follows after the brakes catch fire. If the temperature is high enough for them to catch fire wouldn t the discs get warped. Not unusual for brake pads to smoke after replacement.

Ceramic glaze is an impervious layer or coating applied to bisqueware to color decorate or waterproof an item. Potters apply a layer of glaze to the bisqueware leave it to dry then load it in the kiln for its final step glaze firing. In the post the owner references the thickness of the pads. The top gear reviews of the mercedes cls amg and mclaren both show their disc brakes catching fire after phenomonal braking demonstrations.

The heat caused by normal braking on new brake friction materials cause the pads to go through this final curing process.