Ceramic Bearings
Ritbearing provides businesses with quality ceramic bearings for applications where standard materials pose problems.
Ceramic bearings offer several benefits such as increased stiffness and reduced friction. Ceramic is also advantageous for applications that can operate in corrosive, magnetic, and lubrication-free environments. Ceramic bearings are available in a variety of styles, including hybrid bearings with steel rings and ceramic balls to parts made with ceramic rings, balls, and retainers.
Ritbearing’s selection of ceramic bearings include:
- Si3N4 Silicon Nitride
- Al2O3 99.50% Alumina (Alumina Oxide)
- ZrO2 Zirconium Oxide
- Radial ball bearings (6000, 6200, and 6300 series)
- Single row angular contact ball bearings (balls for 7000, 7200, and 7300 series)
- Double row ball bearings (balls for 5200 series)
- Thin section ball bearings
Manufacturers
We’ve developed a network of manufacturers around the globe to provide our customers with a range of standard and custom bearing solutions. We work with the following manufacturers to help you invest in the quality ceramic bearings for your applications.
Features & Specs
Features
Ceramic bearings come with many beneficial features:
- Able to operate faster than conventional bearings
- Offer higher corrosion resistance than standard steel materials
- Are nonconductive and can be used in electrical applications
- Effective in environments where lubrication may not be available
- Better rigidity than other material solutions
- Lighter weight than most steel bearings
- Able to operate in high temperatures (Up to 1,800° F)
- Can be customized into hybrid designs with steel, plastic, and other materials
Specs
- Si3N4 Silicon Nitride
- Micro-structure specially designed for applications subject to great stress
- Does not require lubrication
- Resistant to corrosion
- Anti-magnetic and electrically insulating
- Efficient at high temperatures up to +1400 °C
- Combines extreme hardness with a high precision ball
- Al2O3 99.50% Alumina (Alumina Oxide)
- Multi-crystal structure and excellent resistance to abrasion and high temperatures
- Resistant to most corrosive agents (not recommended for use in contact with hydrochloric and hydrofluoric acid or strong alkaline solutions)
- ZrO2 Zirconium Oxide
- A high degree of compactness and considerable flexural strength
- Low modulus of elasticity, close to that of steel
- Extraordinarily low thermal conductivity
Applications
Ceramic bearings can be used in many different applications, including: