ASME division offers guidance on design for ball and roller bearings standard

Emily M. Smith
ASME NEWS

A design guide prepared by the ASME Tribology Division's Technical Committee is currently available.

The guide presents a calculation method for applying the most recent life rating procedure for ball and roller bearings, which was published by the International Standards Organization as "Rolling Bearings — Dynamic Load Ratings and Rating Life."

The 90-page softcover guide includes a CD-ROM with software to perform the calculations.

The guide incorporates the latest developments in bearing technology. It includes both surface and subsurface failure modes and the effects on bearing life of material residual stress, lubrication and contamination in addition to applied loading.

The authors describe the calculation method as the result of extensive investigation and collaboration between bearing manufacturers and users throughout the world. The method is designed to offer a common procedure for all bearing practitioners to calculate bearing life on a consistent basis.

The charge for the Design Guide (Order No. I00633) is $80 for ASME members, $100 for nonmembers.

To order, call Information Central at (973) 882-1167, (800) 843-2763, or go to http://www.asmeny.org/cgi-bin/
WEB017C?996104+0001+00+00000+I00633.

 

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