Here’s Everything You Need to Know about Bi-Metallic Composite Bushings!
Various industries are increasingly being subjected to strict economies of operation while users and consumers demand higher comfort, safety and functionality. All of this requires the use of efficient materials and components that are high on functionality, yet easy to use and afford.
So, what’s the solution?
The market has recently seen the emergence of many exceptionally high-performing spare parts and components that make items of daily use highly functional. Among many industrial components that have emerged lately to match these parameters, bi-metallic composite bushings have offered unmatched efficiency.
Let’s take a better look at these bushings!
Composite bushings made of bimetal can carry heavy loads and have a high shock-absorbing capacity. They are also capable of exhibiting anti-corrosive properties, thus restricting their wear-out to a minimum.
Their suitability for use in different types of industries like agriculture, automobile, railway, engineering & manufacture, and more is exemplary.
The layered structures of these components also give them high mechanical strength, making them suitable for high-speed operations. Presence of oil holes or grooves in these bushings defines their capacity to carry loads. The ones with more such grooves carry a high capacity.
Also, these bushings are available as dry-bearing variants as well. It means they can operate efficiently even in the absence of or low lubrication.
Types of bi-metallic composite bushings
While bi-metallic bushings are available in various metallic combinations, two of them are the most common.
- Steel with a coating of lead-free bronze powder
- Steel with a layering of lead bronze powder
They are available with a solid lubricant, thus eliminating the need for additional lubrication.
Primary characteristics of bi-metallic bushings
Be it oil-free bi-metal bushings made of bronze and steel or split bushings in different sizes; a few fundamental characteristics are common to both. It’s best to know these features so that when you buy, you know why to choose them over other bushings.
- The bearings inside them are made of bimetal composite and wrapped with the help of a weld.
- The steel bushings are plated with copper or bronze to add to the steel’s strength
- They barely require any maintenance after they are fitted into a machine
- They carry lubrication pockets that keep them friction-free
The high load carrying capacity of these bronze wrapped bushings, as already mentioned above, is mainly because of the steel backing. Besides, it also gives these components excellent heat-dissipating properties, thus making them suitable for environments of high temperature.
Areas of application for these bushings
While the recommendation goes that these components should be used under medium speed and load, they can be functional in higher capacities as well.
These bearing materials have found suitability in use for ends of motor rods, rollers, rod eyes of hydraulic cylinders in construction machinery and more. Their use as spherical joint bearings of machinery used in agriculture is also widely considered durable.
Additionally, these bronze wrapped bushings are useful for automotive components like steering gear, tailgate pivots, lifting equipment, etc. Their end use is not exhaustive as new types of machinery are frequently being introduced in the market.
The increasing and far-reaching utilities of bi-metallic composite bushings make them the best choice in many cases. Check if your operations require these bushings because if you don’t, you may miss out on the benefits they offer entirely.
CSB is the author of this article on bronze wrapped bushings. Find more information, about bi-metallic composite bushings.
Contact:
CSB Sliding Bearing Bi-metal Bushing Co
493 Mission St
USA, IL
Carol Stream - 60188
