"On an average-size vehicle, a moderately brisk stop from 60 MPH generates enough heat to MELT a 9" cast iron skillet."
No doubt it gets quite hot, and brakes could fade/fail, but are you mixing degrees C and degrees F?
examples of brake drum temperatures. It looks like drum brake would totally fail at around
1,250 degrees F?
Wikipedia: " . . . the melting temperatures [of various cast iron . . .] usually range from 1,150 to 1,200 °C (
2,100 to 2,190 °F), . . . "
