Sintered doesnt perform as well as organic in the cold and by its very nature more than 60 metal it generates and conducts a great deal of heat to the brake fluid 2 3x less heat generation than sintered pads 3 provides the cold performance of organic pads high temperature performance of sintered pads 4 provides the wear characteristics of sintered 5 quiet operation xt lx hone br m601 deore br m535