Spherical Plain Bearings - Mil-Spec & Aerospace Spherical Bearings

Aerospace: Spherical Plain Bearings

RBC Aerospace Bearings offers a full line of Mil Spec standards and many specialty and custom spherical plain bearings to the aerospace industry and all major OEM specifications. Both metal-to-metal and self-lubricating bearings are available. Configurations include swaged construction, load leader slot, split ball and high misalignment designs, with high temperature and light weight titanium and aluminum series offered. Sealed versions are also available.

Various materials are used in RBC swaged spherical bearings including races made from 17-4PH, 15-5PH, aluminum-bronze, AISI303, Inconel® -718, aluminum, and titanium, and spherical plain balls made from 440C, 52100 chrome plated, 13-8PHMo, Stellite®, Beryllium-Copper, aluminum and titanium. Race and ball surfaces may also be provided with a dry film lubricant for high temperature applications or various coatings to enhance corrosion resistance and reduce wear. (Inconel® is a registered trademark of the INCO family of companies. Stellite® is a registered trademark of the Deloro Stellite Company.)

RBC manufactures 4 different self-lubricating liner materials that are qualified to AS81820 (formerly Mil-B- 81820). In addition, over 60 other self-lubricating materials are available for specific characteristic; such as high temperature for turbine engine applications or machinability for airframe, helicopter, and landing gear applications.

RBC spherical plain bearings have been qualified to stringent SAE, military, NAS, AECMA, and customer design and performance standards in RBC test laboratories. For information on special plain bearings or for information on the many standard series of commercial plain bearings which are available from RBC, please consult RBC Customer Service at 866.RBC.AERO (866.722.2376). Click this link for an RBC Engineering overview of metal-to-metal and self-lubricated bearings and to learn more about our advanced liner systems, Engineering Information, or click the link below for bearing specifications.

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Self-Lubricating AS81820 Series MS14104/MS14101 Narrow Series Chamfered & Grooved Self-Lubricated MS14102/MS14103 Wide Series Chamfered & Grooved Self-Lubricated M81820/4, M81820/1 Lined Bore Narrow Series Chamfered & Grooved Self-Lubricated M81820/2, M81820/3 Lined Bore Wide Series Chamfered & Grooved Self-Lubricated AS8942 Series MS21233/MS21232 Narrow Series Chamfered & Grooved Self-Lubricated MS21231/MS21230 Wide Series Chamfered & Grooved Self-Lubricated Sealed Series Sealed Narrow Series Chamfered & Grooved Self-Lubricated Sealed Wide Series Chamfered & Grooved Self-Lubricated EN Standards EN2022 Metric, Light Series Chamfered & Grooved Self-Lubricated EN2023 Metric, Normal Series Chamfered & Grooved Self-Lubricated EN4613 Metric, Narrow Series Chamfered & Grooved Self-Lubricated EN4614 Metric, Wide Series Chamfered & Grooved Self-Lubricated Metal-to-Metal AS81936 Series M81936/1 BeCu Grooved Series Lubrication Grooves & Holes on Race and Ball M81936/1R BeCu Grooved Series Lubrication Grooves & Holes on Race Only M81936/2 BeCu Chamfered Series Lubrication Grooves & Holes on Race and Ball M81936/2R BeCu Chamfered Series Lubrication Grooves & Holes on Race Only AS8976 Series MS21154B Narrow Series Alloy Steel & Aluminum Bronze Options Grooved MS21155B Narrow Series Alloy Steel & Aluminum Bronze Options Chamfered EN Standards EN2335 Metric, Swaged Series Wide Series Wide Series CRES & Aluminum Bronze Options Chamfered & Grooved	High Misalignment Self-Lubricating High Misalignment Series Chamfered & Grooved Self-Lubricated EN Standards EN2501 High Misalignment Metric Self-Lubricated Metal-to-Metal High Misalignment Series Chamfered & Grooved Metal-to-Metal Light Weight Light Weight Self-Lubricating Aluminum Narrow Series Chamfered & Grooved Self-Lubricated Aluminum Wide Series Chamfered & Grooved Self-Lubricated Titanium Narrow Series Lined Bore Chamfered & Grooved Self-Lubricated Titanium Wide Series Lined Bore Chamfered & Grooved Self-Lubricated Titanium Feature Page High Temperature High Temperature Narrow Series Chamfered & Grooved Self-Lubricated High Temperature Wide Series Chamfered & Grooved Self-Lubricated Loader Slot Spherical Bearings Single V-Groove Series CRES Double V-Groove Series CRES Split Ball Bearings

Spherical Plain Bearings Engineering Data

Aerospace: Spherical Plain Bearings