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BEARING CONE BORE GROWTH EXPANSION RATES DUE TO THERMAL CHANGES

Calculations based on an ambient temperature of 20 degrees Celcius


Thermometer Temperature Reading in Degrees Celsius
Cone Bore in (mm)
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25
50
75
100
125
150
175
200
225
250
275
300
325
350
375
400
425
450
475
500
525
550
575
600
625
650
675
700
725
750
775
800
825
850
875
900
925

75 C
~~~~~~~~
0.0150
0.0300
0.0450
0.0600
0.0750
0.0900
0.1050
0.1200
0.1350
0.1500
0.1650
0.1800
0.1950
0.2100
0.2250
0.2400
0.2550
0.2700
0.2850
0.3000
0.3150
0.3300
0.3450
0.3600
0.3750
0.3900
0.4050
0.4200
0.4350
0.4500
0.4650
0.4800
0.4950
0.5100
0.5250
0.5400
0.5550

100 o C
~~~~~~~~
0.0218
0.0436
0.0655
0.0873
0.1091
0.1309
0.1527
0.1745
0.1964
0.2182
0.2400
0.2618
0.2836
0.3055
0.3273
0.3491
0.3709
0.3927
0.4145
0.4364
0.4582
0.4800
0.5018
0.5236
0.5455
0.5673
0.5891
0.6109
0.6327
0.6545
0.6764
0.6982
0.7200
0.7418
0.7636
0.7855
0.8073

125 o C
~~~~~~~~
0.0286
0.0573
0.0859
0.1145
0.1432
0.1718
0.2005
0.2291
0.2577
0.2864
0.3150
0.3436
0.3723
0.4009
0.4295
0.4582
0.4868
0.5155
0.5441
0.5727
0.6014
0.6300
0.6586
0.6873
0.7159
0.7445
0.7732
0.8018
0.8305
0.8591
0.8877
0.9164
0.9450
0.9736
1.0023
1.0309
1.0595

150 o C
~~~~~~~~
0.0355
0.0709
0.1064
0.1418
0.1773
0.2127
0.2482
0.2836
0.3191
0.3545
0.3900
0.4255
0.4609
0.4964
0.5318
0.5673
0.6027
0.6382
0.6736
0.7091
0.7445
0.7800
0.8155
0.8509
0.8864
0.9218
0.9573
0.9927
1.0282
1.0636
1.0991
1.1345
1.1700
1.2055
1.2409
1.2764
1.3118

Guidelines:
- Recommended Mode of Heating is by Induction Heater or by Oil Bath method.
- In an oil bath method the bearing should be elevated so that the bearing is heated by the oil and not directly by the heat source.
- Air can be blown across a hot bearing to help it cool. Do not cool the bearing by water.
- Do not Spin the bearings with compressed Air.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
The accuracy of this data on thermal expansion is solely for Bearing Cones made of Timken specified grade of steel. The
correctness of this data also depends upon various other factors like mode of heating, duration of heating, environmental factors
etc which are beyond the control of the Timken Company and/or its affiliates. For the above reasons, this data is submitted solely
to provide you, a customer of the Timken Company and/or its affiliates, with data to assist you in mounting the bearings suitably.
No Warranty, expressed or implied, of the fitness for particular purpose is made by the submission of this data.

THE TIMKEN COMPANY

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