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iglidur® H - Material data

Material table

General specification

Unit

iglidur® H

Test method

density

g/cm³

1,71

Colour

grey

max. Moisture absorption at 23°C/50% room humidity.

% by weight

0,1

DIN 53495

max. total moisture absorption

wt.-%

0,3

Sliding friction coefficient, dynamic, against steel

µ

0,07 - 0,2

pv value, max. (dry)

MPa x m/s

1,37

Mechanical specification

flexural modulus

MPa

12.500

DIN 53457

flexural strength at 20°C

MPa

175

DIN 53452

Compressive strength

MPa

81

maximum recommended surface pressure (20°C)

MPa

90

Shore D hardness

87

DIN 53505

Physical and thermal specification

Upper long-term application temperature

°C

+200

Upper short-term application temperature

°C

+240

Lower application temperature

°C

-40

thermal conductivity

[W/m x K]

0,6

ASTM C 177

coefficient of thermal expansion (at 23°C)

[K-1 x 10-5]

4

DIN 53752

Electrical specification1)

Volume resistivity

Ωcm

< 105

DIN IEC 93

surface resistance

Ω

< 102

DIN 53482

  1. The good conductivity of this plastic can, under certain circumstances, favour the formation of corrosion on the metallic contact body.
    Table 01: Material data
pv value H
pv value H

diagram. 01: Permissible pv value for iglidur® H plain bearings with 1 mm wall thickness in dry operation against a steel shaft, at +20 °C, installed in a steel housing

X = surface speed [m/s]
Y = load [MPa]

iglidur® H is a fibre-reinforced thermoplastic material that was specially developed for applications in high humidity or under water. Bearings made of iglidur® H can be used completely lubrication-free; when used in wet areas, the surrounding medium serves as an additional lubricant.

diagram. 02: maximum recommended surface pressure as a function of temperature (90 MPa at +20 °C)

X = temperature [°C]
Y = load [MPa]

Mechanical specification
The maximum recommended surface pressure represents a mechanical material parameter. Conclusions about the tribology cannot be drawn from it. the compressive strength of iglidur® H plain bearings decreases with increasing temperatures. diagram. 02 illustrates this correlation.

diagram.03 shows the elastic deformation of iglidur® H under radial load. Under the maximum recommended surface pressure of 90 MPa, the deformation is around 2.5 %.

diagram. 03: Deformation under load and temperatures

X = load [MPa]
Y = deformation [%]

Maximum surface speed

m/s

rotating

oscillating

linear

continuous

1

0,7

3

short-term

1,5

1,1

4

Table 02: Maximum surface speed

Permissible sliding speeds
The maximum permissible surface speed depends on whether the temperature at the bearing point does not rise too much. iglidur® In dry operation, H is suitable for maximum sliding speeds of 1 m/s (rotating) or 4 m/s (linear). Linear movements allow higher sliding speeds, as a larger area of the shaft contributes to cooling.

iglidur® H

Application temperature

below

- 40 °C

upper, long-term

+ 200 °C

upper, short-term

+ 240 °C

additional axial protection from

+ 120 °C

Table 03: Temperature limits for iglidur® H

Temperatures
The compressive strength of iglidur® H plain bearings decreases with increasing temperatures. diagram. 02 illustrates this correlation.

The temperatures prevailing in the bearing system also have an influence on bearing wear. Additional protection is required at temperatures higher than +120 °C.

Diagram 04: Coefficient of friction as a function of the surface speed, p = 0.75MPa

X = surface speed [m/s]
Y = coefficient of friction μ

Friction and wear
The coefficient of friction changes with increasing load, as does the wear resistance.
Interestingly, the coefficient of friction μ decreases slightly as the sliding speed increases while the load remains constant (see diagrams 04 and 05).

Diagram 05: Coefficient of friction as a function of the pressure, v = 0.01m/s

X = load [MPa]
Y = coefficient of friction μ

iglidur® H

dry

Fat

oil

water

coefficient of friction µ

0,07 - 0,2

0,09

0,04

0,04

Table 04: coefficient of friction for iglidur® H against steel
(Ra = 1 µm, 50 HRC)

diagram. 06: Wear, rotating application with different

diagram. 06: Wear, rotating application with different shaft materials, p = 1 MPa, v = 0.3 m/s

X = Shaft material
Y = wear [μm/km]

A = aluminium, hard anodised
B = free cutting steel
C = Cf53
D = Cf53, hard chrome-plated
E = HR carbon steel
F = 304 SS
G = high grade steel

Shaft materials
Diagrams 06 and 07 show test results with different shaft materials, which were carried out with plain bearings made from iglidur® H.

Plain bearings made of iglidur® H show a clearly different behaviour in rotating and swivelling operation on different shaft materials. While shafts made of Cf53 and HR carbon steel show the best wear values in rotating applications, the 304 SS shaft, which is inferior to HR carbon steel in rotary operation, is the most suitable for swivelling movements. In contrast, hard chrome-plated shafts with iglidur® H-bearings are only advantageous for very low loads.

Shaft materials
diagram. 07: Wear with swivelling and rotating

diagram. 07: Wear in swivelling and rotating applications with different shaft materials, p = 2 MPa

Y = wear [μm/km]

A= Cf53
B= hard chrome plated
C= 304 SS
D= HR carbon steel

blue= rotating
pink = oscillating

Medium

Resistance

Alcohols

hydrocarbons

Greases, oils, not additivated

fuels

Diluted acids

+ to 0

strong acids

+ to -

Dilute bases

strong bases

+ resistant 0 conditionally resistant - not resistant
All data at room temperature [+20 °C]
Table 05: chemical resistance of iglidur® H

Chemical resistance
iglidur® H plain bearings have good resistance to chemicals. Therefore, even aggressive chemicals can act as a lubricant.

Bearings made from iglidur® H are not resistant to hot, oxidising acids.

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Electrical specification

Volume resistivity

< 105 Ωcm

surface resistance

< 102 Ω

iglidur® H plain bearings are electrically insulating.

Radioactive radiation
iglidur® H withstands both neutron and gamma particle radiation without any noticeable loss of its excellent mechanical specification. Bearings made from iglidur® H are radiation-resistant up to a radiation intensity of 2 x 10² Gy.

Maximum moisture absorption

at +23 °C/50 % room humidity.

0.1 % by weight

max. total moisture absorption

0.3 % by weight

Table 06: Moisture absorption of iglidur® H

Moisture absorption
The moisture absorption of iglidur® H bearings is less than 0.1 % in a normal climate. The saturation limit in water is 0.3 %. iglidur® H does not swell and is therefore very well suited for use in wet environments.

Influence of moisture absorption

diagram. 10: Influence of moisture absorption

X = Moisture absorption [Gew.-%]
Y = Reduction inside ø [%]

Diameter****d1 [mm]

shaft h9**[mm]**

iglidur® H****F10 [mm]

housing H7**[mm]**

to 3

0 - 0,025

+0,006 +0,046

0 +0,010

> 3 to 6

0 - 0,030

+0,010 +0,058

0 +0,012

> 6 to 10

0 - 0,036

+0,013 +0,071

0 +0,015

> 10 to 18

0 - 0,043

+0,016 +0,086

0 +0,018

> 18 to 30

0 - 0,052

+0,020 +0,104

0 +0,021

> 30 to 50

0 - 0,062

+0,025 +0,125

0 +0,025

> 50 to 80

0 - 0,074

+0,030 +0,150

0 +0,030

Table 07: Important tolerances for iglidur® H plain bearings according to ISO 3547-1 after press-fitting

Installation tolerances
iglidur® H bearings are standard bearings for shafts with tolerance (recommended minimum h9). The bearings are designed to be pressed into an H7-toleranced mounting; after installation in a mounting with nominal dimensions, the inner diameter of the bearing with F10 tolerance adjusts itself. For certain dimensions, the tolerance deviates from this depending on the wall thickness (see product range).

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