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The 3 types of brake pads and how they differ

January 31, 2019

Learn the difference between the 3 types of brake pads There are three types of brake pads: Organic without asbestos, called non-asbestos organic (NAO), semi-metallic, and ceramic. Some companies make a low-metallic NAO, but that’s becoming obsolete Although there are three types of brake pad material, they all use one of only two types of friction technologies: adherent or abrasive (although most use a combination of the two types). See this post on the two types of braking technologies. Non-asbestos organic (NAO) brake pads NAO pads were once the most … Read More