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[[Image:Disk brake dsc03682.jpg|thumb|Close-up of a disc brake on a car]] | [[Image:Disk brake dsc03682.jpg|thumb|Close-up of a disc brake on a car]] | ||
[[Image:2009-02-10 2008 Yamaha FZ6 front rotor close-up.jpg|thumb|A cross-drilled disc on a modern [[motorcycle]] ([[Yamaha FZ6]])]] | [[Image:2009-02-10 2008 Yamaha FZ6 front rotor close-up.jpg|thumb|A cross-drilled disc on a modern [[motorcycle]] ([[Yamaha FZ6]])]] | ||
The disc [[brake]] or disk brake is a device for slowing or stopping the rotation of a wheel while it is in motion. A brake disc (or rotor in U.S. English) is usually made of cast iron, but may in some cases be made of composites such as reinforced carbon-carbon or ceramic-matrix composites. This is connected to the wheel and/or the axle. To stop the wheel, [[friction]] material in the form of brake pads (mounted on a device called a brake [[caliper]]) is forced mechanically, hydraulically, pneumatically or electromagnetically against both sides of the disc. Friction causes the disc and attached wheel to slow or stop. Brakes (both disc and drum) convert [[friction]] to heat, but if the brakes get too hot, they will become less effective because they cannot dissipate enough heat. This condition of failure is known as | The disc [[brake]] or disk brake is a device for slowing or stopping the rotation of a wheel while it is in motion. A brake disc (or rotor in U.S. English) is usually made of cast iron, but may in some cases be made of composites such as reinforced carbon-carbon or ceramic-matrix composites. This is connected to the wheel and/or the axle. To stop the wheel, [[friction]] material in the form of brake pads (mounted on a device called a brake [[caliper]]) is forced mechanically, hydraulically, pneumatically or electromagnetically against both sides of the disc. Friction causes the disc and attached wheel to slow or stop. Brakes (both disc and drum) convert [[friction]] to heat, but if the brakes get too hot, they will become less effective because they cannot dissipate enough heat. This condition of failure is known as brake fade. | ||
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