i should have said a type of steel.

 

Are you speaking as a chemist or an engineer

As a chemist you are right that both iron and steel contain mostly Iron (Fe)

As an engineer - go and wash your mouth out with soap.

 

i remember something about cast iron being a sort of steel, as it is a carbon iron alloy, from my apprentice days 25 years ago.


but i have been drunk loads since then so maybe i dreamt it.


i have a cse in chemistry.

 

Tell me you didn't just post that......

Steel is an alloy of iron rather than the other way round.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron

 

no it was hours ago.

 

 

Are you using any upgraded pads? as some pads can kill oem disc in 1-2 track days....

 

i remember being told many years ago that 1 set of disks would do 3 sets of pads,

my old clio had front disks/pads done at 36k so i raised it with the mechanic who said pads more abrasive and disks softer but 20 years ago disks were good for 100k on most normal cars but were more expensive to replace

 

Sod discs, it's all about drum brakes.....

The reason brakes wear out quicker now is because there is alway some fooker doing 40mph in a 50, 60 single carridgeway, and there will be 2 of them on a dual carridgeway.

Every bugger is always braking for them!

Serious note, i'd count the increased traffic as a contributing factor.