Materials Used for SKF Rolling Bearings

Bearing rings and rolling elements

Through-hardening steels

Case-hardening steels

Carbon chromium steel

containing approximately
1 % carbon and
1,5 % chromium

Chromium-nickel alloyed steel

and manganese-chromium
alloyed steel containing
approximately 0,15 % carbon

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Heat Treatments
Advantages
Martensite hardening

Bainitic hardening

Less costly

Tough structure

Fixture can be used to

reduce distortion

Automatic dimensional
stability

Case hardening
Hard surface and soft core
resists through cracking
Highest compressive
residual surface stresses

Compressive residual
surface stresses

Disadvantages
Martensite hardening
Highest risk of propagation
of surface cracks

Bainitic hardening
Somewhat more costly
than martensite
Lower hardness

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Case hardening
Time consuming and
costly process

Heat treat and hardness

Martensite-hardened material
(through hardening)

Bainite-hardened material
(through hardening)

Tensile stresses 50 100 MPa

Compressive stresses 50 100 MPa

60 HRC

59 HRC

59 HRC

58 HRC

Case-hardened material
Compressive stresses 200 400 MPa
60 HRC
35 HRC

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: Tensile
stresses
: Compressive
stresses

Dimensional Stability
Change in diameter (m/100 mm)

Martensite

Bainite
Hours
Holding time at 200 C (392 F)

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Dimensional stability designation

Stabilization
Class

Operating
Temperature

Hardness
HRC

SN

up to 120 C (248 F)

59 to 63

S0

up to 150 C (302 F)

58 to 62

S1

up to 200 C (392 F)

57 to 61

S2

up to 250 C (482 F)

56 to 60

S3

up to 300 C (572 F)

54 to 58

S4

up to 350 C (662 F)

50 to 54

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The Principle SKF Rolling Bearing Range

Ball bearings

Roller bearings

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Ball and Roller Bearing Ranges

Ball bearings
Deep groove Angular
contact

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Self-aligning

Roller bearings

Cylindrical Taper

Needle

Spherical

Load Capabilities
Load carrying capacity
is expressed as the basic
dynamic load rating

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Relative Speed Limitations

r/min

Oil lubrication
speed rating

Grease lubrication
speed rating
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Bearing
speed limit

Bearing components

Seal
Rolling Elements
Inner Ring
Outer Ring
Cage
Seal
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Bearing terminology...

Bore Surface
Outside
Diameter
O.D.

Bore
I.D.
O.D. Surface

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Bearing terminology

Side Faces
Inner Ring Land
(Shoulder)

Inner Ring Raceway

Outer Ring Raceway

Outer Ring Land
(Shoulder)

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Catalog dimensions

Dd
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Bearing terminology for a spherical roller bearing

Outer Ring

Inner Ring

Cage

Inner Ring
Raceway
Guide Ring
Rolling
Element

Side Faces

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W33 Lubrication
Groove and Hole

Cage Variants

Polyamide
cage
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Window-type
sheet steel cage

Window-type
solid brass cage

Pressed cages

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Lightweight

High strength

No operating
temperature limit

High vibration and

acceleration resistance

Sensitive to
poor lubrication

Machined cages: brass

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Very high strength

Very high vibration and

acceleration resistance

Suitable for very high

speed in connection
with circulating oil

Relatively (very)
expensive

Molded cages: polyamide

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Lightweight

High elasticity

Good sliding properties

Good marginal
lubrication properties

Operating temperature
< +120 C