Bearing

Bearing
A Bearing is a device that support
load and reduces the friction of
motion between moving machine
parts.
3 Bearing Parts
 4 Types of Bearing
◾ Plain or slider bearing

◾ Rolling or anti-friction
bearing
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Plain or slider bearing : -

In which the rotating shaft has a sliding
contact with the bearing which is held
stationary. Due to large contact area
friction between mating parts is high
requiring greater lubrication.
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A linear table with four linear bearings

Classification of Sliding Contact Bearing

⚫ Journal bearing
⚫ Footstep bearing

⚫ Collar bearing 8
8 ▣ Journal bearing – in this the bearing
pressure is exerted at right angles to
the axis of the shaft. This journal
bearing is used for supporting a
radial load. Shaft are generally
made of mild steel.
 ▣ Foot step bearing – in this bearing the
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bearing pressure is exerted parallel to the
shaft whose axis is vertical. Note that in
this case the end of the shaft rests within
the bearing.
 ▣ Collar bearing – Collar bearing mainly used
10 on horizontal which carry a large axial
force. Thrust bearing are used in bevel
mountings, propeller drives, turbines, etc.
◾ Collar bearing also known as “Thrust bearings ”.
 Advantages & Disadvantages
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▣ Advantages:
Plain bearing are cheap to produce and have
noiseless operation. They can be easily machined,
and have vibration damping properties.
▣ Disadvantages:
Are they require large supply of lubricating oil,
they are suitable only for relative low temperature
and speed.
12 Rolling or Antifriction Bearing
◾ Used rolling element between moving
parts.
◾ Due to less contact area rolling friction is
much lesser than the sliding friction ,
hence these bearings are also known as
antifriction bearing.
13 Load on the Bearings
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Ball bearing

Roller bearing
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Ball bearing:
A bearing is type of rolling element bearing
which uses balls to maintain the separation
between the moving parts of the bearing. The
purpose of a ball bearing is to reduce rotational
friction and support axial and radial loads.
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Roller bearing:
Roller bearing use cylinder of greater length
than diameter. It is typically have higher radial
load capacity than ball bearing, but in low axial
capacity and higher friction.
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Races and balls are high carbon chrome steel (to provide resistance to wear)
machined and highly polished and hardened.

The cages are made of low-carbon steel.

18 Bearings are selected from catalogs, before
referring to catalogs you should know the
followings:
• Bearing load – radial, thrust (axial) or both

Thrust load

Radial load Radial load

▣ Bearing life
▣ Bearing speed (rpm)
▣ Accuracy
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Life – number of revolution or
hours
Rating Life of operation, at
– defines the number of revolution or hours of
constant
operation, at constantspeed,
speed, in suchrequired
a way that 90% for
of the
bearings tested (from the same group) will complete or exceed
thethefailure
before criterion
first evidence to L This is known
of failure develops.
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as life.
develop.
For ball bearings and spherical bearings:
L10 = 500 (hours) x 33.33 (rpm) x 60 = 106 = 1 million
revolutions
For tapered bearings manufactured by Timken:
L10 = 3000 (hours) x 500 (rpm) x 60 = 90 x 106 = 90 million
revolutions
Basic Dynamic Load Rating, C– constant radial load that a group of
bearings can carry for L10 life.
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10 = (C / F) , a = 3 for ball bearings and a = 10/3 for roller bearings
a

F = applied radial load

21 Select a deep groove ball
bearing for a desired life of
5000 hours at 1725 rpm with
90% reliability. The bearing
radial load is 400 lb.
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▣ Improper
 ▣
Lubrication
Other Lubrication Causes - 21%
-


43%
Separation in Storage
Temperature Limit Exceeded

▣ Improper
Moisture Contamination

 ▣ Mounting
Fatigue - 27%
- 9% Ultimate L10 Life Expectancy

64% of Bearing Failures are Lubrication Related IS Not The Whole

Story
In the Industry We Serve, Most Bearings Fail Due To Some Form of
CORROSION
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