SELECTION

OF
BEARING

ABHINAV MAURYA
2018PPE8006
INTRODUCTION
 Bearing
“Whenever there is a relative motion occurring between two machine
elements, the machine element which is stationary and supports the other
moving machine element is referred as bearing.”

OR

“A bearing is a stationary machine element whose function is to support

an applied load by reducing friction between relatively moving surfaces.”
Bearing Material
What it should be ?

 Durable
 Reliable
Bearing Material
What properties it should have ?
 Conformability (low elastic modulus) and deformability (plastic flow)

 Embeddability or indentation softness,

 Low shear strength

 Adequate compressive strength and fatigue strength

 Good thermal conductivity

 Good corrosion resistance against the lubricant and engine combustion products
 Bearing Material
Why those properties?

Because, it is often used in industrial machines that require high

horsepower and high loads like turbines and pumps.

and,

Bearing failure can cause catastrophic and unavoidable damage.

 Bearing Material
Which material?

Most commonly used  Babbitt

What is it?  soft, white non-ferrous alloy which is coated over the bore,
usually to a thickness of 0.025 to 2.540 mm
Composition?  89.3% tin, 7.1% antimony and 3.6% copper
Also known as  ‘Genuine Babbitt’, or ASTM B-23 Grade-2 Babbitt
Bearing failure
Why does a bearing fails?
• loss of lubricant  not just a
bearing failure but a system
failure.
• fatigue  most important
considerations for the material
lining bearings
Bearing failure

Fig: Formation of Voids on Babbitt

Application of bearings
• Tape Guides
• Automobiles
• Custom Pulleys
• Special Mechanical Bearing
Assemblies
• Precision Gears
• Precision Machined Components
• Crankshaft and Camshaft bearings
in an automobile engine
• All hand operated lube oil pumps
• Turbine shafts
• Compressor shafts
 Bearing
selection
Main Parameters
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
STEP 5
STEP 6
STEP 7
STEP 8
references
 Books

• Harish Hirani, “Fundamentals Of Engineering Tribology,” Cambridge

Education Press, March 2016.
• V.B Bhandari, “Design Of Machine Elements,” Tata Mcgraw Hill, Nov
2003.
• B.C Majumdar, “Introduction To Tribology Of Bearings,” S. Chand 2008.
• W Batchelor And G. W. Stachowiak, “Engineering Tribology”, 4th
Edition, Elsevier, 2014.
• Machine Design, Part III By International Textbook Company, 1907
• M. D. Hersey, Theory Of Lubrication. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., London
And New York, 1936.
Thank you