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3-Layer Composite Bronze-Backed Bushing Material Strip Sheets are specifically designed to provide enhanced durability, wear resistance, and conductivity in a wide range of industrial applications. These strips sheets consist of three distinct layers:
Bronze Backing Layer: The bronze backing layer serves as the foundation of the composite material, providing excellent strength and corrosion resistance. Bronze is a copper-based alloy with a range of added metals that improve its properties, making it ideal for bearing applications.
Intermediate Layer: The intermediate layer, often made of a polymer or other synthetic material, provides cushioning and vibration damping. This layer helps to reduce noise, improve wear resistance, and enhance the overall performance of the bushing.
Surface Layer: The surface layer is typically made of a hard-wearing material such as steel or sintered metal. This layer comes into direct contact with the rotating shaft or other moving parts, ensuring smooth operation and minimal wear. The surface layer is also often treated with lubricants or coatings to further reduce friction and extend the life of the bushing.
The combination of these three layers results in a bushing material that is both strong and flexible, able to withstand heavy loads and frequent movement while maintaining a smooth and reliable operation. The bronze backing layer provides the necessary strength and corrosion resistance, while the intermediate and surface layers work together to optimize wear resistance, vibration damping, and overall performance.
3-Layer Composite Bronze-Backed Bushing Material Strip Sheets are available in a variety of sizes, thicknesses, and material compositions to meet the specific requirements of different applications. Whether you're looking for a high-strength, corrosion-resistant bushing for use in harsh environments or a lightweight, low-friction option for high-speed applications, these composite bushings are sure to meet your needs.
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The composite bushing is the higher performance self-lubricating bearing material available anywhere. It offers a combination of properties and capabilities unmatched by any other self-lubricating bearing material and, consequently, has the broadest application range
Composite 3 layer bushing bearings combine the advantages of many conventionally lubricated, metallic plain bearings—particularly high load capacity and dimensional rigidity—with the design freedoms of self-lubricating materials, including the ability to operate successfully well beyond the scope of conventional lubricants.
The high-performance self-lubricating bearing bushing material
The Material shall consist of 3 layers, a bronze backing strip, and a sintered interlocking porous matrix, impregnated and overlaid with PTFE / lead mixture
Characteristics | |||||
Bronze Backing | Material: CuSn 6 Composition by mass | ||||
Sn | 5 to 7.50 | % | |||
P | ≤ | 0.35 | % | ||
Pb | ≤ | 0.10 | % | ||
Fe | ≤ | 0.10 | % | ||
Zn + Ni | ≤ | 0.50 | % | ||
Others | ≤ | 0.30 | % | ||
Reminder Cu | |||||
Thickness hardness HB - ISO 6506 (All Parts) | (2.1`0.15) 80 to 160 | mm | |||
Bronze Internalayer | Material: CuSn 10 Composition by mass | ||||
Sn | 10 to 12 | % | |||
Pb | ≤ | 1.00 | % | ||
P | 0.25 to 0.4 | % | |||
Si | ≤ | 0.17 | % | ||
Fe | ≤ | 0.15 | % | ||
Ni | ≤ | 0.15 | % | ||
Others | ≤ | .50 | |||
Saturation with PTFE -Pb thickness | ≥ | 25 |
This low friction overlay, approximately 0.001 inch (0.025 mm) thick, provides an excellent initial transfer film which effectively coats the mating surface of the bearing assembly, forming an oxide type solid lubricant film. As this film is depleted, the relative motion of the mating surface continues to draw material from the porous bronze layer. When conditions are severe, the feed of lubrication is increased. The peaks of porous bronze coming in contact with the mating surface generate localized heat and, due to the high thermal expansion rate of the PTFE, force additional lubricant to the bearing surface. The relative motion of the mating parts wipes the lubricant over the interface, continuously restoring the low friction surface fill