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How does the material selection of deep groove ball bearing affect its performance?

The material selection of deep groove ball bearings has an important impact on their performance and life. Here are a few key aspects of how material selection affects the performance of deep groove ball bearings:

1. Material type:

Steel Steel is the most commonly used material, including carbon steel, alloy steel and stainless steel.

Carbon steel has high strength but is prone to rust.

Alloy steel has good corrosion resistance, but is more expensive.

Stainless steel has strong corrosion resistance and is often used in corrosive environments such as food processing and chemical equipment and high-temperature environments. Stainless steel has a lower hardness and is not as wear-resistant as steel.

Ceramics have the characteristics of high hardness, light weight, high temperature resistance and corrosion resistance.

Plastics are light weight, low density, and have the characteristics of shock absorption and noise reduction, but have poor strength and wear resistance. They are suitable for special environments and equipment such as high-speed motors, aircraft and automobiles.

Other materials include silicon nitride (Si3N4) and zirconium oxide (ZrO2), polyethylene and polypropylene.

2. Factors affecting material selection:

Working environment: Factors such as temperature, load, speed and vibration need to be considered. In high temperature, high speed and corrosive environment, stainless steel deep groove ball bearings should be selected, while in general environment, carbon steel can be selected.

Service life: Material selection needs to consider the service life and reliability of the bearing.

Economy: Material selection needs to consider factors such as material cost and processing cost to ensure the economy of the bearing.

Load capacity: Different materials have different load capacity.

Speed: Different materials have different speed limits.

Corrosion resistance: Some applications require corrosion-resistant materials.

3. Lubrication

The mixing of wear particles, foreign matter or water inside the deep groove ball bearing will affect the lubrication performance and film-forming characteristics of the grease, thereby aggravating the failure of the bearing. Therefore, it is necessary to select a dust cover and a rear seal ring to ensure effective lubrication and vibration reduction and noise reduction performance.

Grease consists of base oil, thickener and additives. The fatigue resistance of deep groove ball thin-wall bearings is related to the viscosity of the lubricating oil. Under certain conditions, it increases with the increase of the viscosity of the lubricating oil.

Therefore, choosing the right material is the key to ensuring the performance and life of deep groove ball bearings. It is necessary to select appropriate bearing steel according to factors such as the working environment, service life and economy of the bearing to ensure the performance and life of the deep groove ball bearing.

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