Bearing material properties chart

Items

Units

Bearing
Steel

Stainless
Steel

Ceramic
Si3N4

Ceramic
ZrO2

Ceramic
Al 2O3

Density

g/cm3

7.85

7.90

3.20~3.30

6.00

3.95

Coefficient of linear -6
10 / K
expansion

10.0

11.0

3.2

10.5

8.5

Youngs Modulus

GPa

208

200

300~320

210

380

Poissons ratio

--

0.30

0.30

0.26

0.30

0.22

1200 70

1800 80

Hardness

Hv10HRc 700 62

66

1500~1800
75~80

Bending strength

MPa

--

800~1000

950~1200

300~500

Fracture toughness MPam-1/2 25

2400

--

6.0~7.0

10.0

3~4

Thermal
conductivity

W/mk

15

35

2~3

30

Special electrical
resistance

Omm2/m 0.1~1

0.75

1018

1015

1018

Heat resistance

120

300

800

--

--

Corrosion
resistance

--

Low

Medium

High

High

High

Stress cycles(50%
-failed)

10107

--

10107

10105

Nonlubrication
friction

--

High

High

Low

--

--

Magnetism

--

magnetic

magnetic

non- magnetic

non- magnetic

non- magnetic

Centrifugal force

--

Very high

Very high

Very low

High

medium

Operate
temperature
increasing

--

high

high

low

--

--

Size stability

--

Low

Low

High

High

High

Conductivity

--

conductor

conductor

insulator

insulator

insulator

30~40

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