Report on ceramic bearings

First of all the meaning of the code written on the bearings (ceramic bearings has same codes as steel
bearings)[has same sizes of steel bearings)

6806 x x xx

First (x) is for type of contact : 6 deep groove ball bearing

 7 angular contact

Second (x) is the outside diameter of bearing and it goes 7-8-9-0-1-2

Last two (xx) is the bore of the bearing :00 10mm

01 12mm

02 15mm

03 17mm

04 20mm

05 25mm

06 30mm

Ceramic bearings : come as either sealed or unsealed. Unsealed ceramic bearings are single balls
made of a ceramic material whilst sealed ceramic bearings can be divided into two categories - hybrid or fully
ceramic bearings. Hybrid ceramic bearings retain steel rings, or races, but have ceramic balls. This contrasts
with full ceramic bearings which have ceramic races as well as ceramic balls.

One of the main reasons of use is weight However, the performance benefits of ceramic bearings are not
chiefly down to the weight savings they offer, but rather from their hardness and surface quality. These
combine to create reduced levels of friction.

ADB (Autonomous Decentralized Bearing) is a bearing which prevents sliding by dispersing

loaded balls.
that reduce the friction up to 10 times compared to regular ball bearing and the simple mechanism of it
is not using Retainers to separate balls instead making indentations in the outer ring where the balls
touch it and this indentation make the balls slow down then speed them very slightly.
It also has the two types steel and ceramic bearings But it it’s a relatively new and unknown technology
that has not been fully tested yet and only can be purchased from Japan (so if we think to use it further
research will be done) .

Notes and infos:-

1. It doesn’t really matter the material of the bearing but the most effective element in drag in
bearings is the seal so you can remove the seal or you can just dip it in oil then put it again
2. you should care a lot of alignment specially the angular misalignment of the bearings because
it’s a main cause of wear and increasing friction
 3. To make the the bearing rotate faster but only you don’t have the fear of wear is to put WD- 40
4. To remove the lubricant the put paint thinner to remove the WD-40 then wash the bearing with
hot water
5. The amount of grease to lubricate your bearing after drying it is third total volume
6. By comparison the effect of seal for making friction from low to high friction fluorine –rubber-
metal seals
7. Polymer cages increase friction compared to metal cages
8. Better use the metal cage bearing at high rpm rates and polymer cage at low rpm rates
9. full ceramic bearings can be run completely dry. They do not need lubrication to run. Ceramic is non-
porous, unlike steel, as a result it is virtually frictionless. Ceramic also dissipates heat very quickly, which
is the same reason they use it on the underside of the space shuttle. Because there is no heat buildup and
virtually no friction, full ceramic bearings can be run completely dry. They can be cleaned out with regular
tap water or any cleaner, they are impervious to corrosion and can operate in a vacuum environment.

The coming sector is about results of workshop doing several tests on several bearings to illustrate the
differences between them in several characteristics

1-need no further explanation

2- the Enduro bearing increases significantly and that is due to the hard ceramic balls basically wearing
the raceway away (but this is eliminated when the bearing is full ceramic)

3-no further explanation

4- testing ceramic an steel bearings with different conditions
5- cost value of each bearing brand

Recommendations :

➢ buy a full steel bearing or a full ceramic bearing because semi ceramic bearings the ceramic
balls will cut into the races
➢ Don’t buy e-bay bearings because it's a complete waste of time they don't last long the fits not
very good which causes quite high power absorption
➢ Use ceramic bearing if only your application is at high rpm rate but only if you don’t care of your
spending budget because the it wear faster than the steel type (that’s will not effect our
application because we don’t use our car more often)

• The price depends on the manufacturer, what type of bearing, its size and application and
whether it is a hybrid or a full ceramic bearing.

• For example Boca Bearings has ceramic ball bearings from $2.95 each. Hybrid sealed bearings
range from $9.95 to $69.95, whilst full ceramic bearings start at $69.95.
• The brands for ceramic bearings (boca- enduro- ceramicspeed) and website for all information
and
• Specifications need to be known on boca bearings

(https://www.bocabearings.com/general/full-ceramic-and-ceramic-hybrid-bearings)

• Online website to by online high quality guaranteed steel bearings (https://www.hambini.com)