Kubota's potassium titanate (TXAX) is different from the whisker (needle-like single crystal fiber) and has a plate-like shape formed from large diameter and elongated fibers. Consequently it is an environmentally friendly material.

The most characteristic features of the material are heat resistance, heat insulation at high temperatures, wear resistance and friction stability. Furthermore the material is both chemically and physically stable. Our material has already been used in a wide range of brake/clutch friction members for various machines including automobiles, reinforcing material for plastics or metals and a coating agent, etc.