Carbon vs Steel brakes
Forgive me if this is stupid question, but when a brake is referred to as a carbon brake, is it the disc (rotor) or the brake pad (stator) that is made of carbon or both? Perhaps I missed a vital part in my training. I asked a friend who works as a technician and he said that the disc is always made of steel. This is my belief aswell, but in the airbus document mentioned above (great info btw, thanks!) they refer to the disc as a carbon disc. Am I missing something? I teach in Airframes and Systems so it's embarrasing to not have a solid answer for these questions...
(Sorry if I stole the thread...)
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