Ceramic Brake Pads

Since the mid 1980’s ceramic brake pads have been used in production cars.

 Unlike semi-metallic pads that have steel in them ceramic brake pads use copper. Under heavy use, ceramic brake pads provide more resistance to brake fade because of the conductive heat properties of copper over steel. Steel takes a longer time to recovers to its best stopping power than ceramic pads.

Semi-metallic pads have a short life than ceramic pads and are noisier than ceramic pads and vibrate more. Ceramic pads are just the opposite. They have a low vibration factor and noise level. Another benefit of ceramic brake pads is that the dust from them is much lighter than the resin used in semi-metallic pads.

Semi-metallic brake dust is stickier than ceramic pads. For this reason most people choose ceramic brake pads because they reduce the amount of cleaning the car’s wheels. In semi-metallic pads when brake dust is created and allowed to site on the car’s wheels it can damage the wheel’s finish. With ceramic pads, because they contain less metal your car’s wheels can hold up longer between cleanings.

There are a couple of popular ceramic brake pads that are on the market today. Hawk Performance ceramic pads and EBC Redstuff pads. Both are excellent pads in wear and high performance.

Hawk Performance Ceramic brake pads are popular among luxury enthusiasts who demand performance as well as style. These brake pads are known for their ultra-low dust formula that keeps your wheels looking their very best longer.

Hawk Performance ceramic brake pads are ultra-premium pads. They are formulated for high performance, ultra-low dust, low noise. The special compound their brake pads is referred to as Performance Ceramic. Because of the demand these pads were engineered to reduce Noise, Vibration Harshness or NVH, which resulted in a quieter performing brake pad.

Additionally, the Hawk Performance Ceramic pads formula has a special profile that creates the ideal performance for ABS braking systems allowing your ABS to work more effectively. The ceramic brake pads offered by Hawk Performance gives you lower brake pad wear, lower dust and gentler wear on your rotors.

Hawk Performance Ceramic Compound Features:

• Increased stopping power   
• Increased rotor life   
• Extended pad life   
• Ultra-low dust   
• Extremely quiet   
• Stable friction output   

The EBC Redstuff ceramic brake pads are made from the highest quality Kevlar on the market. Enhanced with particles of ceramic, Kevlar is a fiber-based compound. To properly condition the surface of the rotors by removing glaze and scale, upon installation of the ceramic pads, the brake surface has been give a special brake-in surface to provide instant brake efficiency.

In order to prevent heat expansion cracks and reduced braking noise these pads are shimmed, chamfered and slotted. You can expect a brake dust reduction of up to 90% and is easily removed from your wheels. From cold weather to high temperature you can expect the same high performance from barely street legal whips to SUV’s and trucks.