SKF Bushings – Product Guide
Solid Bronze Sintered Bronze
Self-lubricating performance
Maintenance-free operation
Dirty environment
Corrosion resistant
High temperature
High load
Shock loads/vibrations
High sliding velocity
Low friction
Poor shaft surface finish
Small operating clearance
Insensitive to misalignment
Low price level
Assortment
Product series designation
Wrapped PTFE
The all-round The fast runner
runner
– +
– +
+ 0
+ 0
+ –
0 –
+ 0
– ++
– +
+ –
– 0
+ 0
0 +
PBM PBMF PSM PSMF
Excellent (++)
POM Stainless Backed PTFE Filament
Bronze Composite Composite Composite Polyamide Wound
The cross country The long runner The up-hill runner The smooth & shiny The jogging runner The heavy duty
runner runner runner
– ++ + ++ ++ ++
0 ++ + ++ ++ ++
++ – 0 – – +
+ 0 0 ++ ++ ++
+ ++ 0 + 0 +
0 + ++ + 0 ++
+ 0 0 0 – ++
0 + + + 0 –
– ++ ++ ++ 0 ++
0 – 0 – 0 0
0 ++ + + 0 –
0 – 0 – 0 +
+ ++ ++ – ++ –
PCM .. E(B) PCMW .. B PCM .. M PCMW .. M
PRM PRMF
PCMF .. E(B) PCMS .. B PCMS .. M
PI PPM PPMF PWM
Good (+) Suitable (0) Not suitable (–)
 SKF Bushings – Technical Data

Solid Bronze Sintered Bronze Wrapped PTFE POM Stainless Backed PTFE Filament
The all-round The fast runner Bronze Composite Composite Composite Polyamide Wound
runner The cross country The long runner The up-hill runner The smooth & shiny The jogging runner The heavy duty
runner runner runner

Temperature range, °C −40 .. +250 −10 .. +90 −40 .. +150 −200 .. +250 −40 .. +110 −150 .. +150 −30 .. +110 −50 .. +140

Friction coefficient, µ 0,08 .. 0,15 0,05 .. 0,10 0,08 .. 0,15 0,03 .. 0,25 0,04 .. 0,12 0,03 .. 0,17 0,06 .. 0,15 0,03 .. 0,08

Permissible load, N/mm2

– dynamic 25 10 40 80 (v ≤ 0,02) 120 (v ≤ 0,02) 80 (v ≤ 0,5) 40 140
– static 45 20 120 250 250 300 80 200

Permissible sliding velocity, m/s 0,5 0,25 .. 5 1,0 2,0 (p ≤ 1,0) 2,0 (p ≤ 1,0) 1,5 1,0 0,5

Shaft tolerance e7 – e8 f7 – f8 e7 – f8 f7 – h8 h7 – h8 g6 – f7 h8 – h9 h7 – h8

Housing tolerance H7 H7 H7 H7 H7 H7 H7 H7

Shaft roughness Ra, µm 0 .. 1,0 0,2 .. 0,8 0,4 .. 0,8 0 .. 0,4 0 .. 0,8 0 .. 0,4 0 .. 0,8 0 .. 0,8

Shaft hardness, HB 165 – 400 200 – 300 150 – 400 300 – 600 150 – 600 300 – 600 100 – 300 200 – 600

Assortment

PCM .. E(B) PCMW .. B PCM .. M PCMW .. M

Product series designation PBM PBMF PSM PSMF PRM PRMF
PCMF .. E(B) PCMS .. B PCMS .. M
PI PPM PPMF PWM

The sliding velocity can be calculated using The specific bearing load can be calculated using
v = n × π × d / (60 × 1 000) p = F/(d × b)
where where
v = sliding velocity, m/s p = specific bearing load, N/mm2
n = rotational speed, r/min F = bearing load, N
d = bore diameter of bushing, mm d = bore diameter of bushing, mm
b = width of bushing, mm

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