Formula Clutches

Advantages of a carbon clutch in comparison with a sinter-metallic clutch are:

• Lower weight
• Lower moment of inertia
• Improved start dosability
• Superior thermal properties
• No wear of the flywheel since it is not used as a friction partner
• Longer life-time

The clutch housing material can be high quality aluminum, steel or titanium alloys. The friction material is high quality carbonfibre /carbon which can withstand temperatures of up to 2000º C. Clutches are available in single-, twin-, triple- and four-plate versions.

Sachs Carbon Clutches are designed with a focus on:

• Minimum weight
• Minimum moment of inertia
• Minimum dimensions
• Maximum strength
• Optimal performance

Carbon clutches are available with nominal diameters ranging from 86 to 200 mm. Apart from that, suitable, wellproven release systems are available, as well as customer specific flywheels, starter gear rings and fasteners. During the design phase all components are optimized with the help of repeated FEA calculations. Heavily loaded components, such as the diaphragm spring, undergo complex fatigue tests before use. The friction discs are specially matched and have to pass an approval procedure in order to constantly guarantee excellent clutch engagement behavior.