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Ceramic vs steel ball bearing turbo.
The first thing that strikes the eye when looking at bicycle bearings is the difference in price between steel bearings and hybrid ceramic bearings.
Frictional differences between a high quality steel ball and a ceramic is a 10 15 improvement at best.
This load on the ball bearings causes them to rut their housing.
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Thus causing failure to the unit.
To illustrate this practically a small experiment was carried out to neutralize the effects of grease and seals.
Ceramic bearings vs steel bearings ceramic materials offer superior corrosion and heat resistance higher dimensional stability and lower density which facilitates high speed.
Yes the initial cost of ceramic hybrid ball bearings may be higher than traditional steel ball bearings but when you consider their superior long lasting performance it usually more than justifies the expense.
It takes weeks for a kogel ball to sit in a tumbler and be.
And if you haven t priced ceramic ball bearings recently you may be surprised at their affordability.
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Two bearings an enduro ceramic and an ntn llb non contact steel bearing had their power loss measured at different stages of disassembly.
The graph below shows the process.
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Cost of purchase for ceramic and steel bearings.
The net result is a steel bearing will have lower friction.
Ceramic beads stuck in flex.
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In the racing world with leaded fuels ceramic bearings will get contaminated with the lead in the fuel and these deposits also cause premature failures.
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Wrapping exhaust vs ceramic coating.