Essential Concepts of Bearing Technology

ROLLING BEARING TYPES AND APPLICATIONS Introduction to Rolling Bearings Ball Bearings Roller Bearings Linear Motion Bearings Bearings for Special Applications Closure References ROLLING BEARING MACROGEOMETRY General Ball Bearings Spherical Roller Bearings Radial Cylindrical Roller Bearings Tapered Roller Bearings Closure References INTERFERENCE FITTING AND CLEARANCE General Industrial, National, and International Standards Effect of Interference Fitting on Clearance Press Force Differential Expansion Effect of Surface Finish Closure References BEARING LOADS AND SPEEDS General Concentrated Radial Loading Concentrated Radial and Moment Loading Shaft Speeds Distributed Load Systems Closure References BALL AND ROLLER LOADS DUE TO BEARING APPLIED LOADING General Ball-Raceway Loading Symmetrical Spherical Roller-Raceway Loading Tapered and Asymmetrical Spherical Roller-Raceway and Roller-Flange Loading Cylindrical Roller-Raceway Loading Closure CONTACT STRESS AND DEFORMATION General Theory of Elasticity Surface Stresses and Deformations Subsurface Stresses Effect of Surface Shear Stress Types of Contacts Roller End-Flange Contact Stress Closure References DISTRIBUTION OF INTERNAL LOADING IN STATICALLY LOADED BEARING General Load-Deflection Relationships Bearings under Radial Load Bearings under Thrust Load Bearings under Combined Radial and Thrust Load Closure References BEARING DEFLECTION AND PRELOADING General Deflections of Bearings with Rigidly Supported Rings Preloading Limiting Ball Bearing Thrust Load Closure References PERMANENT DEFORMATION AND BEARING STATIC CAPACITY General Calculation of Permanent Deformation Static Load Rating of Bearings Static Equivalent Load Fracture of Bearing Components Permissible Static Load Closure References KINEMATIC SPEEDS, FRICTION TORQUE, AND POWER LOSS General Cage Speed Rolling Element Speed Rolling Bearing Friction Rolling Bearing Friction Torque Bearing Power Loss Thermal Speed Ratings Closure References FATIGUE LIFE: BASIC THEORY AND RATING STANDARDS General Rolling Contact Fatigue Fatigue Life Dispersion Weibull Distribution Dynamic Capacity and Life of a Rolling Contact Fatigue Life of a Rolling Bearing Load Rating Standards Effect of Variable Loading on Fatigue Life Fatigue Life of Oscillating Bearings Reliability and Fatigue Life Closure References LUBRICANTS AND LUBRICATION TECHNIQUES General Types of Lubricants Liquid Lubricants Grease Solid Lubricants Lubricant Delivery Systems Seals Closure References STRUCTURAL MATERIALS OF BEARINGS General Rolling Bearing Steels Steel Manufacture Effects of Processing Methods on Steel Components Heat Treatment of Steel Materials for Special Bearings Cage Materials Seal Materials Tribological Coatings for Bearing Components Closure References VIBRATION, NOISE, AND CONDITION MONITORING General Vibration- and Noise-Sensitive Applications The Role of Bearings in Machine Vibration Measurement of Nonroundness and Vibration Detection of Failing Bearings in Machines Condition-Based Maintenance Closure References APPENDIX INDEX