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For many years now, the Continental trailers I have been buying come with Tie Down disc brakes which have a non-vented SS rotor design. The rotor is about 3/8" thick I would say. These rotors last and last, and outlast the aluminum calipers considerably. They are so hard that they do not need to be "turned", which saves considerably when calipers or pads need replacement. I have never had a pad bond to the rotor as you describe. What I like about Tie Down is that they can be serviced without having to go to a costly brake shop. Caliper and pad replacement is easy to do yourself. On all disc brake installations, be sure to change out the 7/16" bolts to SS holding the caliper support to the axle brake flange. The ordinary plated bolts they all use will freeze up on you quickly, making caliper removal for new pads very difficult. They all use 7/16" x 1-1/4". I use lock washers and regular SS nut to avoid galling seizure common with larger SS locknuts.

I just updated my Outrage 25 trailer with Tie Down G-5 model discs, which have the same non-vented rotor design, this time with small holes drilled into it, and newer more corrosion resistant aluminum calipers. They work REALLY well!

If you use the Kodiak line, buy the higher grade model, which has the vented SS rotors. But they are costly - about $650/wheel!

A good place to research various lines of disc brakes, and the components, is easternmarine.com.