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Originally Posted by howe00

The plain bearing on the opposite end of the IMS would be lucky to see 10% of the ball bearing loads so there is no point in this comparison. Surface speeds of plain bearings are an issue with Aluminium a nickel bronze would be a better choice.

Nickel Bronze as well as other types of bronze materials proved unsuccessful in direct comparisons as materials for the IMS Solution.

Various diameters were also directly compared and nothing worked as well as the diameter that we chose. The load carrying capacity of a journal bearing isn't solely defined by diameter.



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