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At Cleveland Oak, our friction materials division has been at the forefront of designing and manufacturing top-notch friction products since 1916. From brake shoes to clutch facings, bands, disc brake pad products, and clutch pads, we specialize in crafting a diverse range of friction materials tailored to meet the demands of various industries.

We take pride in our extensive inventory, which includes metric and standard molded, sheet, and woven friction materials, ensuring that our clients have access to a wide selection to suit their specific needs. Additionally, our expertise extends beyond just supplying materials – we also excel in friction materials bonding and riveting, offering comprehensive solutions to our customers.

What sets us apart is our unwavering commitment to quality. Each of our friction materials undergoes rigorous testing to meet the highest standards, ensuring optimal performance and reliability. Despite our dedication to quality, we remain economically priced, making our high-quality friction materials accessible to businesses of all sizes.

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Friction Materials

Friction Materials

Friction materials are substances that produce friction between solid surfaces in order to control or stop forward or backward motion. The materials used to produce friction materials include organic and non-organic substances such as resin, ceramics...

Alumina Ceramics

Alumina Ceramics

Alumina ceramic is an industrial ceramic that has high hardness, is long wearing, and can only be formed by diamond grinding. It is manufactured from bauxite and can be shaped using injection molding, die pressing, isostatic pressing, slip casting, and extrusion...

Ceramic Insulators

Ceramic Insulators

A ceramic insulator is a non-conductive insulator made from red, brown, or white porous clay that provides a bridge between electronic components and has high dielectric strength and constant and low electrical loss. They are easy to maintain and...

Glass Cutting

Glass Cutting

Glass cutting is a method of weakening the structure of glass along a score line that can be broken by applying controlled force; this separates the glass into two sections along the score line or fissure. Regardless of the application, the cutting of glass is...

Ceramic Machining

Ceramic Machining

Ceramic machining refers to the manufacture of ceramic materials into finished usable products. Machining involves the continual removal of material from the workpiece, in this case, ceramic material...

Zirconia Ceramic and ZTA

Zirconia Ceramic and ZTA

Zirconia Ceramics, or zirconium dioxide ceramics, are exceptionally strong technical ceramic materials with excellent hardness, toughness, and corrosion resistance without the brittleness common to other ceramic materials...

Quartz Glass

Quartz Glass

Quartz is one of the most abundant and widely distributed minerals in nature. Quartz is the only stable polymorph of crystalline silica on the Earth‘s surface. It is found in all forms of rocks: igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary. It becomes concentrated in...

Epoxy Adhesives

Epoxy Adhesives

Epoxy: Epoxy glue is a thermosetting adhesive made up of a resin or epoxy polymer and a hardener that is used to adhere or join a range of surfaces together with a strong, permanent, and robust bond that can...

Hot Melt Adhesives

Hot Melt Adhesives

Hot melt adhesives are also known as glue adhesives. They are thermoplastic polymer adhesives that are solid at room temperature. Hot melt adhesives liquefy if heated to a temperature above their softening point...

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