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HPF®
Fiber Reinforced Composite Bearings with PTFE Tape Liner

GGB HPF filament wound thrust washers and thrust bearings
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GGB HPF Filament wound sliding plates for hydropower applications
GGB HPF fiber reinforced composite plain bearings 

Product's benefits

  • One Piece Compact Design
    One Piece Compact Design
  • Suitable for Continuous Sliding Rotation
    Suitable for Continuous Sliding, Rotating and Oscillating Movement
  • Simply Assembly
    Simple assembly
  • Maintenance Free Operation
    Maintenance Free Operation
  • 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 machinable liner
  • Designed for hydropower applications
  • Machinable bearing surface
  • High load capacity
  • Excellent shock and edge loading capacity
  • Low friction, superior wear rate and bearing life
  • Excellent corrosion resistance
  • Dimensionally stable - very low water absorption, low swelling
  • Environmentally friendly
  • Tested by Powertech Test to evaluate performance of self-lubricated bushings in wicket gate applications
AVAILABILITY

Bearing forms available in standard dimensions

  • Plain cylindrical bushes
  • Sliding plates

Bearing forms made to order: cylindrical bushes with non-standard dimensions, customized bearing designs

Datasheet
GGB HPF - 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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HPF®
Dry Operation Very Good
Lubricated Operation Very Good
Greased Operation Poor
Machinable Applicable
RoHS Compliant Compliant
Standard Sizes Not Available
Application Excellence
HPMB®
Very Good
Fair
Not Recommended
Applicable
Compliant
Not-applicable
HPM
Very Good
Fair
Poor
Applicable
Compliant
Not Available
GAR-FIL®
Very Good
Very Good
Fair
Applicable
Compliant
Available

Composition

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 140 285 °C °F
    Ultimate Compressive Strength 379 55 000 N/mm² psi
    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, f 0.02-0.10* 0.02-0.10* μ μ
    Grease Lubricated
    Coefficient of friction, f 0.02-0.08* 0.02-0.08*
    Recommendations
    Shaft surface roughness, Ra
    Shaft surface hardness
    - Normal >180 >180 HB HB
    - For longer service life >480 >480 HB HB
    For Superior Performance Value
    Grease Lubricated DX/DX10
    * Depending on operating conditions

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