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Australian Standard
ISO 76:1987

Rolling bearings—Static load

AS 4171—1994
 This Australian Standard was prepared by Committee ME/37, Rolling Bearings. It was
approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 28 October 1993 and
published on 21 March 1994.
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The following interests are represented on Committee ME/37:

Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Federation of Automotive Products Manufacturers
Institution of Engineers Australia
Metal Trades Industry Association of Australia
Railways of Australia Committee
Society of Automotive Engineers—Australasia

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 AS 4171—1994

Australian Standard
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Rolling bearings—Static load

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First publi shed as AS 4171—1994.

PUBLISHED BY STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

(STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA)
1 THE CRESCENT, HOMEBUSH, NSW 2140
ISBN 0 7262 8745 8
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PREFACE

This Standard was prepared by the Standards Australia Committee on Rolling Bearings. It is identical with and
has been reproduced from ISO 76:1987, Rolling bearings—Static load ratings.
Under arrangements made between Standards Australia and the international Standards bodies, ISO and IEC, as
well as certain other Standards organizations, users of this Australian Standard are advised of the following:
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Statements expressed in mandatory terms in notes to tables are deemed to be requirements of this Standard.
For the purposes of this Australian Standard, the ISO text should be modified as follows:
(i) Decimal marker Substitute a full point for a comma as a decimal marker.
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CONTENTS
Page
0 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . .. . .. . . .. ... . .. .. . . ..... .. .. ... .. . . . .. . . 1
1 Scope and field of application . .. .. . .. ... . . .. ... ... . .. . ..... .. .. .. . .. . . . .. . . 1
2 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . .. .. . . . .. ... .. .. . . . ..... .. .. ... .. . . . .. . . 1
3 Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . .. ... . . .. . .. .. . ... . ..... .. .. ... .. . . . .. . . 2
4 Radial ball bearings . . . . . . . . .. .. . .. ... . . .. .. . ...... . .. .. . .. .. ... .. . . . .. . . 2
5 Thrust ball bearings . . . . . . . . .. .. . .. ... . . .. .. . ...... . .. .. . .. .. ... .. . . . .. . . 4
6 Radial roller bearings . . . . . . . .. .. . .. ... . . .. . .. ...... . . .. .. .. .. ... .. . . . .. . . 4
7 Thrust roller bearings . . . . . . . .. .. . .. ... . . .. . .. ...... . . .. .. .. .. ... .. . . . .. . . 5

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