Hoganas India Pvt Ltd. Supplies Carbon-reduced Sponge Iron Powder. Hoganas India Pvt Ltd. Is an ISO/TS 16949:2009 certified company. Carbon-reduced Sponge Iron Powder has the quality of low AD with a mixture of coarse and fine particles. Carbon-reduced Sponge Iron Powder is widely used for numerous friction applications. This powder is used as filler in friction materials, while also adding significant thermal transfer properties, a factor that helps to dissipate heat, which improves performance and reduces wear on the brake pad. It provides excellent bonding in the friction material matrix. The high internal porosity of this powder helps minimize brake noise, brake rotor wear and brake pad wear to a greater extent than other metallic alternatives. It is available in the grade of M20/80-19.