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GAR-FIL®
Fiber Reinforced Composite Bearing with PTFE Tape Liner

GGB GAR-FIL fiber reinforced composite plain bearing with PTFE Tape Liner

Product's benefits

  • Suitable for Continuous Sliding Rotation
    Suitable for Continuous Sliding, Rotating and Oscillating Movement
  • Maintenance Free Operation
    Maintenance Free Operation
  • Common to One Piece Compact Design
    Common to One Piece Compact Design
  • Lubricated Operation
    Lubricated operation
  • High Load Capacity
    High Load Capacity
  • Extended Service Life
    Extended service life
  • Dry Operation
    Dry operation

Characteristics

  • Proprietary filled PTFE tape liner
  • High load capacity
  • Good chemical resistance
  • Machinable bearing surface
  • High rotational speed capacity
  • Very good friction and wear properties
  • Excellent contamination resistance

 

AVAILABILITY

Bearing forms available in standard dimensions

  • Plain cylindrical bushes

Bearing forms made to order: cylindrical bushes with non-standard lengths and wall thickness, flanged bearings, hexagonal and square bores, liner on outer diameter, customized bearing designs

Datasheet
GGB GAR-FIL - Fiber Reinforced Composite Bearing Material with PTFE Tape Liner
Brochure
GGB FRC Range - Fiber Reinforced Composite Bearings - High Load Self-Lubricating Bearings

Operating performance

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GAR-FIL®
Dry Operation Very Good
Lubricated Operation Very Good
Greased Operation Fair
Machinable Applicable
RoHS Compliant Compliant
Standard Sizes Available
Application Excellence
GAR-MAX®
Very Good
Fair
Fair
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Compliant
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HPF®
Very Good
Very Good
Poor
Applicable
Compliant
Not Available
HSG
Very Good
Fair
Fair
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Compliant
Available
MLG
Very Good
Good
Poor
Consult with Applications Engineer
Compliant
Available

Structure & Composition

  • Tape, Fiber and Epoxy Resin Composite Material

  • Proprietary filled PTFE tape  liner with 0.38 mm standard thickness (0.76 mm available on request for machining) + continuous wound fiberglass encapsulated in a high temperature epoxy resin

Market applications

Technical specifications

  • General

    BEARING PROPERTIES Value Unit
    Maximum load, p
    - Static 140 20,000 N/mm2 psi
    - Dynamic 140 20,000 N/mm2 psi
    Operating Temperature
    - Min -195 -320 °C °F
    - Max 205 400 °C °F
    Dry
    Maximum sliding speed, U 2.5 500 m/s fpm
    Maximum pU Factor 1.23 35,000 N/mm² x m/s psi x fpm
    Coefficient of friction 0.02-0.12* 0.02-0.12* μ μ
    Recommendations
    Shaft surface roughness, Ra ≤ 0.4 ≤ 16 µm µin
    Shaft surface hardness > 200 > 200 HB HB
    For Superior Performance Value
    Grease Lubricated DX/DX10
    Water Lubricated HPF/HPM

* Depending on operating conditions

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