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EP®63
Self-Lubricating Engineered Plastic Bearings

GGB EP63 special bearing is a thermoplastic dry bushing with unlimited dimensions
GGB EP63 Special thermoplastic clip bearing
GGB EP63 polymer special shape bearing
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GGB EP63 engineered plastic special sub assembly part

Product's benefits

  • Chemical Resistance
    Chemical Resistant
  • One Piece Compact Design
    One Piece Compact Design
  • Reduce Size and Weight
    Reduce size/weight
  • Reduce Noise
    Reduce noise
  • Low Weight
    Low Weight
  • Extended Service Life
    Extended service life
  • Eliminate Corrosion
    Eliminate corrosion
  • Dry Operation
    Dry operation

Characteristics

  • Good bearing performance in dry working conditions
  • Good performance in lubricated or marginally lubricated applications
  • Corrosion resistant in humid/saline environments
  • Suitable for very high temperature applications
  • Very good weight performance ratio
  • Within injection moulding tool feasibility unlimited dimensions and design features
  • Compliant to ELV, WEEE and RoHS specifications
  • Approved to standard FAR 25.853 and FAR 25.855 (Federal Aviation Regulations) and ASTM E162:2016 – surface flammability testing for aircraft interior applications

  • Tested acc. to ASTM E595/ECSS-Q-ST-70-02C - Outgassing properties of materials used in Spacecraft equipment

 
AVAILABILITY

Bearing forms available in standard dimensions

  • Plain cylindrical bushes
  • Plain flanged bushes

EP®63 Bearing forms made to order: standard forms in special dimensions, thrust washers, half-bearings, sliding plates, customized bearing designs

Datasheet
GGB EP63 - Engineered Plastic Bearing Material
Brochure
GGB EP® Range - Engineered Plastics Bearings - Performance in all Shapes

Operating performance

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EP®63
Dry Operation Good
Lubricated Operation Good
Greased Operation Good
Machinable Applicable
RoHS Compliant Compliant
Standard Sizes Not Available
Application Excellence
EP®43
Very Good
Good
Good
Applicable
Compliant
Available
EP®64
Good
Very Good
Very Good
Applicable
Compliant
Not Available

Composition

Engineered Plastic Bearing Material

PEEK + Solid Lubricant + Fillers

Technical specifications

  • General

    BEARING PROPERTIES Value Unit
    Maximum load, p
    - Static 90 13 000 N/mm2 psi
    - Dynamic N/mm2 psi
    Operating Temperature
    - Min -100 -150 °C °F
    - Max 290 550 °C °F
    Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion 50 28 10-⁶/K 10-⁶/F
    Dry
    Maximum sliding speed, U 1.0 200 m/s fpm
    Maximum pU factor
    - for AH/AC = 5 0.16 4 500 N/mm² x m/s psi x fpm
    - for AH/AC = 10 0.66 18 800 N/mm² x m/s psi x fpm
    - for AH/AC = 20 2.63 75 200 N/mm² x m/s psi x fpm
    Coefficient of friction, f 0.12-0.21 0.12-0.21
    Recommendations
    Shaft surface roughness, Ra 0.1-0.5 4-20 µm µin
    Shaft surface hardness >200 >200 HV HV
    For Superior Performance Value
    Water Lubricated EP®64

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