Technical Info
Technical Contents
Bearing Overview
Material
Cages/Retainers
Shields and Seals
Bearing Geometry
Tolerances
Lubrication
Load Rating and Bearing Life
Torque
Noise
Mounting and Fitting
Preload
Bearing Handling
Adhesive Practices
Assembly Characteristics
Dynaroll Ball Bearings
Bearing Subassemblies
Design Services
Contact Manufacturing
Mechanical
Useful Conversions
Table of Contents
BEARING OVERVIEW
Component identification
4
Bearing types
4
Bearing nomenclature
5
MATERIALS
Chrome steel
6
Stainless steel
6
CAGES/RETAINERS
Cage/retainer types
8
SHIELDS AND SEALS
Shield and seal types
9
BEARING GEOMETRY
Raceway curvature
10
Radial and axial play
10
Contact angle
12
Land and pitch diameter
13
Free angle of misalignment
13
TOLERANCES
ABEC and ISO tolerances
14
ABEC/ISO charts
15
LUBRICATION
Purpose of lubrication
17
Lubricant types
17
Grease components
18
Grease characteristics
18
Lubrication methods
19
Lubricant shelf life
20
Speed limitation (lubricant factor)
20
Lubricant charts
20
LOAD RATING AND BEARING LIFE
Basic bearing fatigue life
22
Temperature correction factor
22
General correction factor
23
Maximum static load
23
Equivalent dynamic load
23
Equivalent load nomographs
24
Predicted bearing life
25
TORQUE
Torque factors
26
NOISE
Noise testing
27
MOUNTING AND FITTING
Recommended fits
28
Interference fits
28
Shoulder design
29
Relative thermal expansion
30
PRELOAD
Preload assembly methods
31
Preload calculation
32
BEARING HANDLING
Contamination
33
Excessive force
34
Moisture and humidity
35
Alignment
35
Magnetism
35
ADHESIVE PRACTICES
Adhesive types
36
Adhesive grooves
36
Applying adhesive
37
ASSEMBLY CHARACTERISTICS
Torque analysis
38
Stiffness
39
Resonance
40
DYNAROLL BALL BEARINGS
Introduction
42
Bearing selection flowchart
43
Bearing part numbering system
44
Inch series bearings
Standard open
46
Standard shielded
47
Flanged open
48
Flanged shielded
49
Extended open
50
Extended shielded
51
Flanged, extended inner ring open
52
Flanged, extended inner ring shielded
53
Miniature metric series bearings
Standard open
54
Standard shielded
55
Flanged open
56
Flanged shielded
57
Light metric series bearings
58
Thrust bearings
59
BEARING SUBASSEMBLIES
60
DESIGN SERVICES
62
CONTACT MANUFACTURING
64
MECHANICAL
66
USEFUL CONVERSIONS
67