Ceramic Bearing

Ceramic
Bearing
-Mechanical Design-
Dr. Ezzat Showaib
Content
1. Introduction to Ceramic Bearing.
2. Properties Of Ceramic Materials.
3. Ceramic Bearing Product Details.
4. Application Examples.
Content
World’s First Successful Practical
Application of Ceramic Bearings
“Aren’t there any bearings that can be

used in seawater?”
Using Alumina as the raw material, but it split
quickly and cracks developed…
Starting with silicon nitride as the raw material, strength was
reinforced using a sintering additive and a Hot Isostatic Pressing
Process (HIP) eliminated cracking.
Some doubts about strength in the beginning, stating
“If ceramic cracks, it will surely split in two!”
The concrete below the bearing was the only thing that
cracked!
Strength and High-speed performance were
gradually recognized,”
“ Friction Test”
Content
Material characteristics
“Mechanical and physical properties of ceramic materials used
as bearing materials”
2. Thermal Expansion
3.Pission Ratio
5. Corrosion resistance
Silicon nitride,
which is used as the standard material of the ceramic bearings, is
excellent in corrosion resistance. However, it may develop corrosion
in a highly corrosive
chemical, a high temperature, or other highly corrosive ambient
condition.
6. Non-magnetic
Performance
• Bearings may be exposed to magnetic fields in some applications,
including equipment associated with super conductivity,
semiconductor production and medical examination. If steel
bearings are used for such applications, the running torque
may fluctuate or the magnetic field may be disturbed.
7. Insulation
A cause of bearing failure in motors or generators is electric pitting.
Electric pitting occurs when a surface in rolling contact is locally molten
due to sparks produced over the very thin lubricating oil film on the surface
when electricity passes through the bearing in operation.
To avoid such pitting,

1. a bypass is provided to ensure that no electric current passes through
the bearing.
2. Another method is to use an insulating bearing that can block electric
current.
Composition of ceramic bearings
Ceramic Bearings are divided into :

Full Ceramic Bearings (with all components, namely, the outer ring, inner ring and
rolling elements, made of ceramic).
Hybrid Ceramic Bearings (with only the rolling elements made of ceramic).
The outer ring and inner ring of the Hybrid Ceramic Bearings are made from special steel,
including high carbon chromium bearing steel. The cage may be made of a metallic material,
resin, or composite material, depending on the intended operating conditions of the bearing.
Content
Ceramic Bearing Product Details
• The basic dynamic load rating represents the resistance of a bearing
against rolling fatigue.
• The basic static load rating is defined as exposure continuous loads.
• The dynamic load rating and static load rating of ceramic bearings based on
the results of their service life tests, the maximum allowable static load of
the ceramic materials, the elastic deformation test results of high carbon
chromium bearing steel, and other related data as shown.
With Steel””
Ball
B71904-C-T-P45
With Ceramic
” ”Ball
HCB71904-C-T-P45
Rolling fatigue life of Ceramic Bearings
• The test results

showed that the
service life of Ceramic
Bearings was equal to
or longer than that of
steel bearings,
exceeding the
calculated life.
The Ceramic Bearings were found to exhibit flaking (Fig. 6) when
their service life terminated. The same phenomenon was
observed on the steel bearings whose service life terminated.
Static load rating of ceramic bearings
• When exposed to continuous
excessive loads, ceramic
materials may break down;
however, before breakdown
occurs, the materials develop
cracking.
• Fig. compares the load

measurements at which
ceramic balls developed
cracking with the basic static
load ratings of steel bearings.
- Ceramic not suffer permanent deformation , and that the
permanent deformation produced on the flat steel plate by the
ceramic balls is approximately 1.2 times the sum of the
deformation produced on the flat plate by steel ball and the
deformation that the steel ball undergo.
- Using the load equal to 85% of the static load rating of steel
bearings as the static load rating of the Hybrid Ceramic Bearings.
High-speed performance
• , which means that they consume smaller amount of
lubrication oil and thereby reduce rolling resistance (power
loss).
The Hybrid Ceramic Bearings lose smaller power during high speed
operation. The power loss decreases with increasing rotational
speed.
Impact strength of ceramic bearings
This figure shows that: the impact strength of the

ceramic bearings is almost equal to the static load
strength, which means the bearings possess sufficient
impact strength.
Abstract
Disadvantages Advantages
High Cost High hardness
Lower Load Capacities Low Density
Difficult to achieve a higher surface High corrosion resistance

finish
Ability to run without Lubrication
High speed and low torque
Low thermal expansion

Content
4. Application Examples
Prevention of electrical pitting
Extension of grease service life
Thank You
Presented by:
Shrouq Gamal & Mahmoud
Shalaby

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“Aren’t there any bearings that can be

“If ceramic cracks, it will surely split in two!”

To avoid such pitting,

Ceramic Bearings are divided into :

• The test results

• Fig. compares the load

This figure shows that: the impact strength of the

Lower Load Capacities Low Density

Difficult to achieve a higher surface High corrosion resistance

Ability to run without Lubrication

High speed and low torque

Low thermal expansion

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