Your Mercedes Benz 560SEL brake calipers are usually subjected to great amount of stress every time you hit the brakes. This is because they have to squeeze hard on the brake rotor to enable strong stopping power, regardless of the great amount of weight of your vehicle. Knowing this, the manufacturers of brake calipers have carefully constructed their products to ensure utmost strength and durability.

As the brake calipers operate in clamping the rotors, a great amount of heat is also generated. For proper handling of this heat, the materials to be used in the construction of the caliper have also been carefully chosen. Usually, iron or steel are used because of their strength and ability to efficiently transfer heat. Innovations have also been done and aluminum came to be popular as brake caliper materials. Like iron and steel, aluminum is also efficient when it comes to heat transferring and is also known for its strength. Its advantage over iron and steel is its lightweight property, making it more preferred by those who hate additional weight.