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Bearing Basics: Just Plane Confusing


Plain Bearings VS. Plane Bearingsplain-plane-bearing

There is some disagreement in the engineering community as to whether a plain bearing is the same as a plane bearing.  Is a plane bearing a flat bearing, or can it refer to bearings with round surfaces, like journal bearings?  This article may not establish a firm answer to this question, but it will give food for thought.

 

The controversy began from the first Bearing Basics post.  Here are other articles on polymer bearings :

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Six Kinds of Polymer Jacket Materials for Spring-Energized Seals


Spring-Energized Seals Jacketing Material

 

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When selecting a jacketing material for a spring-energized seal, engineers look at the

  • operating temperature,
  • pressure (including whether or not it is static or cyclic),
  • dynamic conditions,
  • media involved,
  • amount of seal squeeze,
  • and the geometry involved

In this article, we are going to look at some of the options out there for a polymer jacketing material.

 

Get even more information on Spring-Energized Seals from the following posts from Advanced EMC Technologies:

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