Product category:
Bearings
News Release from: Igus UK | Subject: Iglidur Z
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 16 May 2001
Great wear resistance on flexible
bearing material
No material in the Igus Iglidur range gives better wear resistance at loadings above 5 MPa than Iglidur Z - and its maximum working pressure is 150 MPa
As well as the production, sales and distribution of maintenance free plain bearings for rotational and linear movements, igus has an intense research and development program More and more of our customers discover each day the advantages of the maintenance free plain bearing materials developed by igus, whether the bearings are used for simple pivoting mechanisms or in complex medical equipment and hi tech automotive applications
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 28 Sep 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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An important consideration is that igus is inventing what did not exist before.
Materials which have a higher resistance to wear, a lower coefficient of friction, or which can run at high temperatures and high surface speeds without lubrication.
The result of these efforts is a new material known as iglidur Z, this is now the flagship of the iglidur bearing range.
No other iglidur material gives better wear resistance at loadings above 5 MPa, and the maximum working pressure is 150 MPa.
Rotational speeds up to 3.5 m/s are possible, and this bearing can be used at temperatures as low as -100OC up to +310OC.
Usually materials which have these mechanical properties are hard and brittle, again iglidur Z is different.
Iglidur Z is extremely flexible, and is well suited to applications which involve edge pressure or cantilevered loads.
It is also important to note that iglidur Z has almost universal chemical resistance and can be used in submerged environments.
Like all iglidur materials, iglidur Z runs totally dry with no need for lubrication.
The latest breakthrough is that for the first time the lifetime of polymer bearings can be accurately calculated.
Iglidur Z opens up applications which were previously impossible to solve using polymers, it is being used in suspension systems, marine equipment and construction equipment, artificial limbs and chemical processing machinery. Request a free brochure from Igus UK ...
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