xirodur® B180 | The all-rounder with J3 cage

High speeds lead to high centrifugal forces of the balls in the bearing. As a result, the balls are accelerated outward. The cage material requires a certain strength, otherwise the cage pockets expand and the balls have more clearance or freedom of movement. As a result, the balls can no longer hold themselves correctly in position, leading to higher wear and correspondingly earlier failure of the bearing. In addition to reinforcing materials, which increase the strength of the cage material, sliding friction occurs between the balls and the cage. Solid lubricants improve the sliding behavior. For these reasons, we resort to iglidur materials for a cage material. These contain improved additives to improve the strength and sliding properties.