Ceramic Brake Pad Advantages

Brake pads are a very important part of a vehicle's braking system. Although relatively cheap in price and easy to install, brake pads are the heart of a vehicle's braking system, providing the grasping action needed to stop the spinning motion of a vehicle's wheels, which results in vehicle stopping. They come in many different types and varieties, and certain types are better than others. Ceramic brake pads, which are popular, high-quality brake pads, have significant advantages over traditional brake pads.

Increased Braking Power

One of the most obvious advantages that ceramic brake pads provide compared to traditional brake pads is increased stopping, or braking, power. Ceramic brake pads are better able to maintain their structural integrity (hardness, temperature) during braking than other types of brake pads. A large part of how effective brake pads are at stopping a vehicle is related to how well a set of brake pads resist the friction and heat generated by the braking process. Ceramic brake pads have been proven to resist braking-related friction and heat better than traditional brake pads, which means that ceramic brake pads maintain their structural integrity better and provide increased braking power.

Quieter Braking Action

Noisy brakes, which are usually caused by faulty and/or cheap brake pads, are a major annoyance for many vehicle owners. One of the advantages that ceramic brake pads have over other types of brake pads is quieter braking action. Ceramic brake pads, due to their higher-quality ceramic coating and superior structural integrity, maintain their structural soundness much better during braking than do cheaper, lower-quality brake pads. Noisy brake pads are often caused by the softening and structural break down of brake pads during braking, especially during repeated braking under heavy loads and/or high speeds. Ceramic break pads are much more durable, and this durability lends itself to quieter braking action.

Less Brake Dust

Brake dust, which forms when small brake pad fragments break off, is another major cause of noisy, squeaky brakes. Brake dust, especially large quantities of it, can lodge between the brake pads and the spinning brake rotor, a condition that causes the brake pads to lose traction against the brake rotor, which causes the brake pads to vibrate and move, which in turn causes the brakes to squeak or squeal. Ceramic brake pads, on the other hand, due to their increased durability and resistance to heat and friction-related break down, produce very little, if any, brake dust, which therefore significantly reduces the amount of brake-dust generated brake noise.

Increased Longevity

Brake pads wear out in relation to how often they are used. Vehicles that are driven frequently with a lot of stop-and-go city driving generally wear out their brake pads fairly quickly. Ceramic brake pads last much longer and provide many more miles of quality vehicle braking. Because ceramic brake pads resist wear, erosion, and friction-related break down so well, they simply last much longer than cheaper brake pads that wear and erode much more quickly.

Less Abrasive to Brake Rotors

Another major advantage that ceramic brake pads have over other, cheaper quality brake pads is that they are much less abrasive and damaging towards a vehicle's brake rotors. Brake rotors, which are cylindrical-shaped metal pieces, are the parts of a vehicle's braking system that are grabbed and squeezed by a set of brake pads to affect vehicle braking. This type of braking action generally produces significant brake rotor wear and damage, damage that eventually necessitates brake rotor replacement. Ceramic brake pads, due to their smoother surface and sounder structural integrity, create less wear and damage, resulting in a longer lasting brake rotor.