modern-day bearing materials. Zeromaintenance is often expected under severe to extreme conditi** as well asunder maximum loads.
The constant pressure on costs also calls forincreasing uptime of machinery and equipment and uncompromising standards ofoperational reliability. materials are suitable for applicati** involvingsustained high static and dynamic loads,relatively low sliding speeds androtary, angular, axial or linear motion. They are also suitable forapplicati** where conventional lubrication is not possible or permissible, orwhere other properties are required such as durability and resistance tooperational and environmental or special conditi** (e.g. impact load, abrasivestress, etc).
In conventionally lubricated bronze materialsa„separating lubricating film“ canonly be formed if themovement conditi** and sliding speeds are suitable.Withself-lubricating bearing, the lubrication is provided by thesliding materialitself. The solid lubricant is released from the bearing material by microabrasion as soon as thesliding movement begins. This gives the slidingpartners**ooth surfaces with a firmly adhesive solid lubricantfi lm. The solidlubricant remains within the contact zoneeven under he**y loads, resulting in ahigh degree ofseparation between the sliding surfaces and a sustainedlow coefficient of friction coupled with minimal wear.