Bearing Materials
First published: 31 July 2014
Abstract
The article contains sections titled:
| 1. | Introduction |
| 2. | Rolling Bearings |
| 2.1. | Concept |
| 2.2. | Materials for Rollers and Raceways |
| 2.3. | Cage Materials |
| 3. | Plain Bearings |
| 3.1. | Tribology of Plain Bearings |
| 3.2. | Metal-Based Materials for Plain Bearings |
| 3.2.1. | Microstructure of Important Metal Bearing Materials |
| 3.2.2. | Monometal Bearings |
| 3.2.2.1. | Cu Alloys for Monometal Bearings |
| 3.2.2.2. | Al Alloys for Monometal Bearings |
| 3.2.2.3. | Steel |
| 3.2.3. | Bimetal Bearings |
| 3.2.3.1. | Lead and Tin Alloys for Bimetal Bearings |
| 3.2.3.2. | Cu Alloys for Bimetal Bearings |
| 3.2.3.3. | Al Alloys for Bimetal Bearings |
| 3.2.4. | Materials for Metallic Multilayer Thin-Walled Bearings |
| 3.2.4.1. | Electroplated Overlays |
| 3.2.4.2. | Sputter Overlays |
| 3.2.4.3. | Polymer Coatings |
| 3.3. | Polymer-Based Materials for Plain Bearings |
| 3.3.1. | Polymer Materials for Solid Bearings |
| 3.3.1.1. | Thermoplastic Bearing Materials |
| 3.3.1.2. | Thermoset Bearing Materials |
| 3.3.1.3. | Rubber-Based Bearing Materials |
| 3.3.2. | Materials for Plastic Multilayer Thin-Walled Bearings |
| 3.4. | High-Temperature Plain Bearing Materials |
| 3.4.1. | Artificial Carbon Materials |
| 3.4.2. | Ceramic Materials |
| 3.5. | Materials for Special Plain Bearing Applications |
| 3.6. | Practical Selection of Materials |
