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PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT May it IfH -fjvfAW .iAdM '' >/' Mr* U H, ktogvnkl, AM Aocsssortee. Depaxtmaat CSt Soars* Rostock aad Soars Tower Chlcsge. tUfoote 60614 Deer )m: la reply (9 year Inquiry. Mac Ariettas weibMtx friction metarlels. W producers in Mrldfl| lew iitmrt me TWr# axe tee mala ettrreae crapetittors to Mbootoo usage. They oro fiberglass mad samlmetallic*. Both materials represses nt)or product cost poaalttaa* Tbs usual grade* al asbestos ua*d 1* disc pod* aod brake linings coat trow 10,03 to $0. IV per pound. Cboppod strand fiberglass starts at about 90.40 per pooad. Specific knowledge of die cost of earn!* . metallic material* ta aac kaoeasc*pt lor general refersac** a* to b*lag `substantially mere. Be*Idee tbelr ceet penalty, tbeeo material* also prosoot performance eampremtae* Uko not**, increased wear, increaaed wear oa mating surfoces. p**r eeid performance, cam4 padbllity with existing retnr aad disc materials, etc. Tb* majority of this work 1*. in my opiatao. being cnrrlnd no by tb* OBM esblclo aaaaafos* torezs b*cans* of their control ever tho mating dine aod beaks drum matertala aod ether components sf the brake system Mould cttcadnet systems stores bo required for proper foeettao of a nea-saheeto* Arietta* mstcrlel. 1