based on typical compositions as follows a typical representative of this group is lining quality md 550 produced by the applicant as proposed by the invention the reinforcing element 5 is also made from another sintered material corresponding to the explanation given above in order to manufacture this sintered brake lining 3 it is possible to produce the reinforcing element 5 by powder metallurgy separately from the friction element 4 and to push this reinforcing element 5 over the friction element 4 with the solder film 12 disposed in between alternatively since both the reinforcing element 5 and the friction element 4 are each made from a sintered material another option is to manufacture the reinforcing element 5 by powder metallurgy in a first step by making a green compact after which the cut out defined by the reinforcing element 5 is filled with the powder for the friction element 4 and compressed to form a green compact for the sintered brake lining 3 which is then sintered so that the reinforcing element 5 can also be sintered with the friction element 4 without providing the solder film 12 in between by preference however the design incorporating the solder film 12 results in a better connection between the friction element 4 and reinforcing ring 5 this solder film 12 is preferably adjusted so that during the actual process of soldering the friction element 4 and reinforcing element 5 onto the base plate 2 the friction element 4 can then be additionally soldered to the reinforcing element 5 the advantage of this is that the coefficients of expansion of the friction element 4 and of the reinforcing element 5 may be different.