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Ceramic Bearings
Ceramic bearings - equipment used in aviation, aerospace, navigation, and petroleum industries
Ceramic bearings, as an important mechanical component, are at the forefront of the new materials world due to their excellent performance that metal bearings cannot match, such as high temperature resistance and super strength. In the past decade, it has been increasingly widely applied in various fields of national economy and people's livelihood.
Advantages: 1. Due to the fact that ceramics are almost not afraid of corrosion, ceramic rolling bearings are suitable for operation in harsh conditions filled with corrosive media. 2. Due to the lower density and lighter weight of ceramic rolling balls compared to steel, the centrifugal effect on the outer ring during rotation can be reduced by 40%, thereby greatly extending their service life. 3. Ceramics are less affected by thermal expansion and contraction than steel, so when the clearance between bearings is constant, bearings can be allowed to work in environments with significant temperature differences. 4. Due to the higher elastic modulus of ceramics compared to steel, they are less prone to deformation under stress, which is beneficial for improving working speed and achieving higher accuracy.
Ceramic bearings have characteristics such as high temperature resistance, cold resistance, wear resistance, corrosion resistance, resistance to magnetic and electrical insulation, oil-free self-lubricating, and high speed. Can be used in extremely harsh environments and special working conditions.
Ceramic bearings can be divided into: zirconia with retainer ceramic bearings, silicon nitride with retainer ceramic bearings, and composite with retainer ceramic bearings. The retainer material for general ceramic bearings is polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) as the standard configuration, and glass fiber reinforced nylon 66 (GRPA66-25), special engineering plastics (PEEK, PI), stainless steel (SUS316, SUS304), brass (Cu), etc. can also be used. Ceramic material retainers are still rarely used due to difficulties in pocket hole processing, molding technology, and other related issues; Due to the material limitations of the retainer, non retainer zirconia full ball all ceramic bearings, silicon nitride full ball all ceramic bearings, and composite full ball ceramic bearings have been developed for special use scenarios.
The main components of ceramic bearings, including the inner and outer rings and rolling elements, are mostly made of ceramic materials, which are defined as ceramic bearings; If some of the inner and outer rings and rolling elements of the bearing are not made of ceramic materials, we define it as a hybrid ceramic bearing. The widely used hybrid ceramic bearings are ball bearings made of ceramic materials called ceramic ball bearings, which can be divided into zirconia ceramic ball bearings and silicon nitride ceramic ball bearings.