iglidur® - wear resistance

Wear of iglidur®® plain bearings at low loads

wear resistance
Precisely because the wear of machine parts depends on so many different influences, it is difficult to make general statements about wear behaviour. In numerous studies, wear is therefore also the focal point as a measured variable. This shows the differences that are possible between different material pairings. For a given load and sliding speed, the wear resistance between common material pairings can still vary slightly by a factor of 10.

Wear under load
Different loads naturally have a very strong influence on bearing wear. Among the iglidur®plain bearings, there are specialists for both low and high or extremely high loads. With hardened, ground shafts, iglidur® J can be described as the most wear-resistant bearing material for low loads. iglidur® Q, on the other hand, is the specialist for extreme loads.

Wear and temperature
Within wide temperature ranges, the wear resistance of the iglidur® bearings changes only slightly. In the upper temperature range, however, the influence of the temperature increases and the wear of the bearings rises disproportionately.

Table 06 compares the so-called wear limits.

A special exception here is iglidur® X. The wear resistance of bearings made of iglidur® X initially increases very strongly and reaches its optimum at a temperature of +160°C. After that, it decreases, initially only slightly. After that, it decreases again, initially only slightly.

Material	Temp. [°C]
iglidur G	+120
iglidur J	+70
iglidur M250	+80
iglidur W300	+120
iglidur X	+210
iglidur K	+90
iglidur P	+100
iglidur GLW	+100
iglidur J260	+80
iglidur J3	+70
iglidur J350	+140
iglidur L250	+120
iglidur R	+70
iglidur J200	+70
iglidur D	+70
iglidur V400	+130
iglidur X6	+210
iglidur Z	+200
iglidur® UW500	+190
iglidur H	+120
iglidur H1	+170
iglidur H370	+150
iglidur H2	+120
iglidur A180	+70
iglidur A200	+80
iglidur A350	+120
iglidur A500	+190
iglidur A290	+120
iglidur T220	+90
iglidur F	+130
iglidur H4	+120
iglidur Q	+80
iglidur UW	+70
iglidur B	+70
iglidur C	+70