05 TechTalk Cylindrical RB PDF
05 TechTalk Cylindrical RB PDF
05 TechTalk Cylindrical RB PDF
Cylindrical roller bearings are commonly used when high load-carrying capability and long life are required to meet design specifications.
Like the electric motor, many high-speed applications combine a cylindrical roller bearing with a ball bearing on the shaft, since there are key similarities between the two bearings: Dimensionally, ball bearings and cylindrical roller bearings are interchangeable. For example, an NU310 cylindrical roller bearing shares the same bore, O.D. and width as a 6310 ball bearing. Both bearing types have similar limiting speed capabilities, allowing the cylindrical roller bearing to operate at maximum speeds virtually identical to the ball bearing.
Cylindrical roller bearings come in multi-row designs as well. Typically, bearings for ultra-high speed machine tool spindles are double row either an NNU or NN-type. Four-row NU-type bearings are common in wire and bar mill rolling stands in steel mills. Tolerances for bearing bore, O.D. and width normally adhere to ISO specifications. While Class Normal is the standard tolerance, higher precision cylindricals are available for special applications. Tolerance and class designations are identical to those used for ball and spherical roller bearings. Several different cage variations are available for cylindrical roller bearings. Stamped steel is common for small sizes, most often the one-piece window type. Some small sizes use high-strength polyamide materials. Larger bearings call for machine brass cages, either two-piece riveted or one-piece designs. Multi-row bearings usually employ a one-piece finger type cage made of machined brass.
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