Benefits Of Ceramic Ball Bearings

Impact bearing manufactures select sizes of full ceramic ball bearings from 0 1875 inch up to a 1 inch.

Benefits of ceramic ball bearings.

Full ceramic bearings have races and balls that are made entirely of ceramic material and are superior to common steel bearings in many ways. Advantages ceramic microstructures enjoy covalent bonding inherent between non metal elements. Full ceramic ball bearings and hybrid ceramic ball bearings. A ceramic bearing is also harder than steel bearings up to 30 which improves durability and they also don t rust so less maintenance should be required.

Currently we offer ceramic hybrids utilizing 1mm to 1 4 inch ball diameters. Because ceramic balls are 60 lighter than steel balls and because their surface finish is almost perfectly smooth they exhibit vibration levels two to seven times lower than conventional metal rings metal balls ball bearings. The balls can be rounder and polished to be smoother than any metal. Ceramic deals with heat better so.

Since these bearings are constructed from many materials they often operate in hybrid capacities. They normally have a very high hardness 70 90. Use of ceramic silicon nitride balls in place of steel balls can radically improve bearing performance. All the tests i have seen test new or just broken in bearings and show that one could save somewhere between 5 and 10 watts for a pulley bottom bracket and wheel bearing upgrade of course mostly depending on your current set up as a starting point.

In our higher end cult bearings ceramic balls and races lighter lubrication is needed so they roll much quicker with less drag than standard steel bearings. Ceramic is the perfect material for any application seeking to achieve higher rpm s reduce overall weight or for extremely harsh environments where high temperatures and corrosive substances are present. We also build ceramic bearings i e bearings with ceramic races but they are not as common because they are less durable. The number one reason why ceramic bearings work well is because silicon nitride the material that the balls are made off can be made with much more accuracy than steel.

This means they share electrons. Performance benefits of ceramic bearings high quality bearings save watts. Most standard bearings may be ordered with ceramic balls in combination with 440c and 52100 steel rings. Ceramic bearings are comprised of ceramic rolling elements balls enclosed in a ferrous typically steel inner and outer race.