POTASSIUM TITANATE POWDER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, FRICTION MODIFIER, RESIN COMPOSITION, FRICTION MATERIAL, AND FRICTION MEMBER

摘要

There is provided a potassium titanate powder capable of imparting excellent friction properties when used in a friction material while avoiding safety and hygiene concerns. It is a powder composed of columnar potassium titanate particles having an average long diameter of 30 μm or more, an average short diameter of 10 μm or more, and an average aspect ratio of 1.5 or more, and the columnar potassium titanate particles have a composition formula K ₂ Ti _n O _2n+1 [In the formula, n=5.5 to 6.5].