To improve the wear resistance of resin brake pads made of resin and brass in the towing engine,the wear behavior of Brass and Brass/Resin blends was investigated in the MPV-600 type abrasive wear tester under dry sliding.Worn morphology of the brake pad surface was observed using the stereo microscope in order to analyze the wear mechanism.Experimental results show that the decrease in hardness and the change in wear mechanism because of the temperature rise caused by frictional heat are the main reason of the wear of resin brake pads under dry friction.Brass/Resin blends has better heat resistance and wear resistance than Brass sample.The friction coefficient of the friction pairs of resin brake pads and steel is mainly determined by copper mesh material.The wear mechanism is abrasive wear and oxidative wear for the friction pairs of Brass/Resin blends and 45 steel,and abrasive wear and abrasive wear for the friction pairs of brass and 45 steel under dry sliding.