The invention relates to a modular
brake lining
system, in particular for a
brake disc (4) of a
disc brake, moreover in particular for rail vehicles, having mounting plates (7, 8, 12) held on at least one rear part (9) and having a plurality of different friction segments (5, 6, 10, 11), wherein different friction segments (5, 6, 10, 11) have friction surfaces having different geometries and / or different sizes and / or different coefficients of friction and / or of different friction materials and wherein, as required, different friction segments (5, 6, 10, 11) of the
brake lining
system can be fastened to the mounting plates (7, 8, 10, 11). According to the invention, by changing the arrangement of the friction segments (5, 6, 10, 11) on the
brake lining (1) and / or by changing the number of identical or different friction segments (5, 6, 10, 11), the maximum clearance
diameter (d1, d2) of a clearance circle (13, 14) positioned beyond the central
transverse axis (Y) of the
brake lining (1) tangentially to at least two, preferably at least three, adjacent friction segments (5, 6, 10, 11) is adjustable to a value between 5 and 40 mm.