Sintered bronze bearings
High sliding velocities and maintenance free
Sintered bronze bearings are characterized by being self-lubricating and maintenance-free. The sintered bronze bearings are made of porous bronze or iron and are usually filled with oil. Their high permissible sliding velocities make these sintered bronze bearings ideally suited to rotating applications.
Advantages of sintered bronze bearings
Main advantages of sintered bronze bearings include:
- Self-lubricating
- Maintenance-free
- High sliding velocities
- Low friction coefficient
- Low-noise running
Applications of sintered bronze bearings
Sintered bronze bearings are most suitable for rotary applications requiring self-lubricating operation. Common applications are:
- Packaging machines
- Automotive
- Power tools
- Domestic appliances
- Starter motors
Materials
Most of the sintered bronze bearings supplied by THN are made from SINT A51 or a comparable material, and are 18% - 20% impregnated with mineral oil. THN can also supply sintered iron or bronze bearings with MoS2. Always ask us for instructions when bearings are being machined. This is necessary because of pores clogging.
Lubrication
Most sintered bronze bearings are oil-filled. When storing and installing sintered bronze bearings, they must not be allowed to come into contact with absorbent materials that could extract the oil from the bearings. Adding extra lubrication is not necessary under normal circumstances.
Specification overview of sintered bronze bearings
| Specification overview | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Properties | Sintered bronze | Sintered iron | MoS2 |
| Max. load (Dyn/stat), N/mm2 | 10 / 50 | 9,5 / 50 | 2,5 / 50 |
| Max. sliding speed m/s | 5 | 5 | 0.25 |
| Max. PV value N/mm2 x m/s | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| Temperature range, oC | -10 / +90 | -10 / +90 | -50 / +300 |
| Shaft tolerance | See brochure | See brochure | See brochure |
| Housing tolerance | H7 | H7 | H7 |
| Shaft roughness | Ra < 0.8 | Ra < 0.8 | Ra < 0.8 |
| Shaft hardness | HB > 220 | HB > 220 | HB > 220 |
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