Ceramic Bearings Why

Three advantages of the ceramic hybrid ball bearing.

Ceramic bearings why.

Ceramic bearings have lower load capacities in comparison to metals and are sensitive to thermal shock. And the answer to that is relatively simple although multi fold. Longer life ceramic bearings last up to 5 times longer than steel. This stress can exceed the strength of the material thus forming a crack.

Cooler running ceramic bearings have no micro weld adhesion between the balls races which means lower friction. Bearings run cooler and vibration levels are lower at high rpm. Ceramic hybrid bearings have a few distinct advantages says cory oliver head of marketing for the south florida company which he says was the first to market ceramic hybrid bearings to the fishing reel community. According to research a well made ceramic bearing will roll faster saving you energy and allowing faster cruising speeds compared to an equivalent steel bearing.

High quality bearings save watts. 5 beyond spalling caused by mechanical overload which is commonly seen in original ims bearings adhesive wear and ball skidding are commonly seen in worn or failing ims bearings. Performance benefits of ceramic bearings. Thermal shock is when the temperature gradient within the material causes a differential expansion which results in an internal stress.

First ceramic balls will not corrode. All the tests i have seen test new or just broken in bearings and show that one could save somewhere between 5 and 10 watts for a pulley bottom bracket and wheel bearing upgrade of course mostly depending on your current set up as a starting point. Quality hybrid ceramic bearings are better than steel bearings in a bicycle bottom bracket application because they have rounder balls for lower resistance better races for lower resistance and are grease efficient in low rpm low heat environments for lower resistance. Second ceramic hybrids don t need lubrication.

Ceramic also has a lower amount of thermal expansion which also reduces temperatures. To start ceramic balls do not corrode nor do they cold weld which is the process whereby forms of metals can wear through the adhesion of. The non conductive silicon nitride ceramic balls in our ball bearings eliminate electrical arcing through the bearing crucial in applications where an electric motor is controlled by a variable frequency drive vfd. Everyone knows that ceramic bearings have less friction than steel and thus perform far better but few may understand why that is.

No cold welding or adhesive wear and with lowered centrifugal forces ball skidding is minimized. Because ceramic bearings are rounder with a smoother surface and more uniform size friction is reduced and that can contribute to a less energy required to turn the cranks or spin the wheels.