High-Carbon Brake Discs Arrive in Hella Pagid’s Portfolio

Just recently, Hella has welcomed the latest addition to its Hella Pagid portfolio—high-carbon brake discs featuring eco-friendly black paint. While it is true that black, high-carbon brake discs are already par for the course among several OEMs, this is not yet the case in the independent aftermarket. This is why Hella Pagid is one of the first companies to offer black Carbonic brake discs.

High-carbon brake discs, which are developed exclusively for European premium and performance vehicles, have a higher percentage of carbon in the cast material compound and offer better braking characteristics. Hella Pagid’s high-carbon brake discs can take higher temperature loads and provide better stability and strength as well as optimal damping behavior for reduced brake noise. Thanks to accelerated heat dissipation, the discs deliver constant high braking performance with minimal fading, including when driving in a sporty manner or in extreme situations. Moreover, the material has reduced risk of deforming due to enhanced heat dissipation characteristics. As a result, there is less brake shudder and disc runout as well as more moderate and progressive braking.

Hella Pagid’s all-new Carbonic brake discs also have striking visual accents made possible by their black paint, which comes to the fore together with open-fare rims. So far, the company is the sole provider in the market that offers all-black brake discs and paints. The coating applied is an environmentally-compatible water-based paint that protects against corrosion and is highly resistant to rim cleaners. The black coating also eliminates the need to remove preservative oil, thereby making it possible to instantly install the brake disc after unpacking.

What’s more, high-carbon brake discs are fitted mainly on the front axle. To keep a uniform appearance, Hella Pagid also provides black, non-high-carbon brake discs for the rear axle.

According to Thomas Gorkow, Director of Product Management and Marketing at Hella Pagid, as is the case with all products from Hella Pagid, their Carbonic brake discs meet all pertinent requirements from OEMs, including the material structure, production methods, chemical composition, production tolerances, product design and corrosion protection. He added that they continually inspect their brake discs in a number of test series, including tests to validate tensile strength, durability, heat dissipation, thickness tolerance, sprat tests as well as 3D dimensional checks.