Friction Materials & Rubber

Reliable performance, mile after mile.

Cardolite’s friction particles, resins, and rubber modifiers are engineered for safety, consistency, and durability in the most demanding conditions. Our technology enhances braking stability, wear resistance, and noise control, delivering dependable solutions for modern mobility and industrial applications.

Reliable performance, mile after mile.

Cardolite’s friction particles, resins, and rubber modifiers are engineered for safety, consistency, and durability in the most demanding conditions. Our technology enhances braking stability, wear resistance, and noise control, delivering dependable solutions for modern mobility and industrial applications.

Friction Product Offering

Friction Binder Resin Grades

Friction Particle Grades

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CNSL Benefits

Automotive & Rail Brakes

Noise reduction

Our CNSL-based polyols and diols reduce unwanted noise and vibration through the natural flexibility of cardanol’s long aliphatic chain, delivering enhanced toughness and long-term durability.

Flexibility and compressive strength

Made to last, our CNSL materials offer exceptional flexibility and compressive strength—reducing the risk of deformation and wear in demanding environments.

High friction coefficient

To achieve great performance, many brake manufacturers use CNSL-based friction materials to boost static and dynamic friction, improve control, reduce wear, and minimize fade.

Thermal stability

Designed for durability. Our specialty CNSL-based products offer excellent thermal resistance, delivering ideal anti-aging performance in even the most demanding environments.

CNSL Benefits

Automotive & Rail Brakes

Noise reduction

Our CNSL-based polyols and diols reduce unwanted noise and vibration through the natural flexibility of cardanol’s long aliphatic chain, delivering enhanced toughness and long-term durability.

Flexibility and compressive strength

Made to last, our CNSL materials offer exceptional flexibility and compressive strength—reducing the risk of deformation and wear in demanding environments.

High friction coefficient

To achieve great performance, many brake manufacturers use CNSL-based friction materials to boost static and dynamic friction, improve control, reduce wear, and minimize fade.

Thermal stability

Designed for durability. Our specialty CNSL-based products offer excellent thermal resistance, delivering ideal anti-aging performance in even the most demanding environments.

CNSL Resins for Rubber Applications

Cardolite offers a broad range of Cashew Nutshell Liquid (CNSL)–derived resins engineered to enhance performance in rubber applications. These resins can replace petroleum-based phenolic resins as rubber modifiers, delivering strong tackifying and plasticizing effects for both polar and non-polar rubbers. In addition, CNSL resins can provide valuable secondary benefits such as improved adhesion and antioxidant properties, helping formulators achieve durable, high-performance compounds.

CNSL Resin Benefits

Rubber Additive

Thermal stability

CNSL resins actively boost heat-aging resistance, minimizing changes in mechanical properties even after prolonged exposure to high temperatures.

Flexibility

Cardolite CNSL-based phenolic resins plasticize synthetic and natural rubber, boosting elongation and preventing brittleness in low temperatures.

Chemical resistance

The unique structure of CNSL resins minimizes deformation in rubber when exposed to harsh chemicals, outperforming unmodified compounds.

Antioxidant properties

The natural phenolic structure of CNSL resins delivers built-in antioxidant protection, slowing degradation and extending rubber performance over time.

CNSL Resin Benefits

Rubber Additive

Thermal stability

CNSL resins actively boost heat-aging resistance, minimizing changes in mechanical properties even after prolonged exposure to high temperatures.

Flexibility

Cardolite CNSL-based phenolic resins plasticize synthetic and natural rubber, boosting elongation and preventing brittleness in low temperatures.

Chemical resistance

The unique structure of CNSL resins minimizes deformation in rubber when exposed to harsh chemicals, outperforming unmodified compounds.

Antioxidant properties

The natural phenolic structure of CNSL resins delivers built-in antioxidant protection, slowing degradation and extending rubber performance over time.

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