Brake and clutch hardware for land, air and water vehicles; carbon composite friction brake and clutch disks for vehicles, brake and clutch pads for vehicles, brake and clutch shoes for vehicles, brake and clutch linings for vehicles, brake hardware for vehicles in the nature of brake and clutch heat sinks, brake and clutch thrust plates for vehicles; brake hardware in the nature of thermal insulators, namely, piston insulators for land, air and water vehicles