Iranian Company Uses Nanotechnology to Produce High-Efficiency Brake Pads

Pars Pads company has focused on nano coating of the pad surface and nanostructured compounds in the friction material. These two technologies are the result of over a year of research and development in the company's R&D unit and have now reached the stage of industrial production.

In the first technology, the nano coating of the pad surface with its nanometer structure increased corrosion resistance, reduced peeling, improved adhesion, and ultimately reduced the cost of the painting process. This coating is now used in all brake pads produced by the company and has increased the life and durability of the parts.

Meantime, the company has utilized nanostructured compounds in friction materials, which play a key role in increasing the stability of braking performance in high temperature conditions. This technology, using reinforcing nanoparticles, reduces wear, increases the life and uniformity of braking performance in passenger cars. This achievement is on the verge of mass production, and the necessary infrastructure has been provided for its use in various platforms of domestic automakers.

Compared to conventional products on the market, Pars company’s nano pads enjoy greater durability, more stable friction and higher resistance to wear.

Pars Pad company, which covers over 60 percent of the domestic market, with an annual capacity of more than 40 million pieces, aims to become a regional reference in the production of nano-brake pads by developing export markets in the Eurasian region.

The 16th International Nano Technology Exhibition and the First Exhibition of Advanced Technologies of Iran was inaugurated at the Tehran International Fairground.

Held from November 2 to 5, the Nano Exhibition featured over 150 innovative companies showcasing advancements in nanotechnology. Meanwhile, the Exhibition of Advanced Technologies hosted 80 knowledge-based and technological products, attracting visitors, particularly students, researchers, and investors.

In a relevant development in 2023, Iranian researchers at a nanotechnology company had also managed to produce strong vehicle break pad adhesive which shows high thermal resistance.

‘Polymer Pishrafteh Amirkabir’ company has succeeded in producing the brake pad adhesive in which nanoparticles are used to improve quality.

"Pad adhesive is used in the production line of brake pads for light and heavy vehicles whose task is to connect the two lower parts and the upper layer of the pad to each other,” said Mohammad Alizadeh, one of the founders of the company.

“We used nanoparticles to improve the thermal properties of this adhesive. The pad is a piece which is constantly subjected to friction and high temperature,” he added.

Noting that the addition of nanoparticles to the adhesive increased the thermal resistance of the pad so that it shows more resistance than normal pads in the hot shear test, Alizadeh said, “At present, the adhesive is being produced on an industrial scale of one ton per month.”

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