Bearings

Bearings

Bearings are machine elements with the special property of restricting movement between moving parts to only the intended motion or direction.

Industry: Machine tools

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Bearings

Conrad deep-groove ball bearing

Machine tools; Bearings

Standard single-row deep-groove bearing. Also referred to as a radial ball bearing.

Contact angle

Machine tools; Bearings

Formed by a line drawn between the areas of ball and ring contact and a line perpendicular to the bearing axis.

Drawn cup needle roller bearing

A needle roller radial bearing with a thin, pressed steel outer ring (drawn cup). It is usually employed without an inner ring. Available in caged and full complement designs. Drawn cup bearings are ...

Combined load

Machine tools; Bearings

Both radial and thrust loads applied to the same bearing at one time.

Cohesion

Machine tools; Bearings

The molecular attraction between grease particles that causes them to stick together. This attraction contributes to its resistance to flow.

Coefficient of friction

Machine tools; Bearings

The ratio of the friction between two surfaces to the pressure between them. A low coefficient of friction means low friction losses that are influenced by the viscosity and character of the ...