Ceramic Vs Steel Ball Bearing Turbo

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Ceramic vs steel ball bearing turbo.

Cost of purchase for ceramic and steel bearings. Newbie and basic turbo tech forum. The graph below shows the process. Two bearings an enduro ceramic and an ntn llb non contact steel bearing had their power loss measured at different stages of disassembly.

The net result is a steel bearing will have lower friction. Just got my hot parts back from getting ceramic coated pics. View profile view forum posts stainless join date aug 2008 location californeeeah posts 1 529 post thanks like likes given. 01 08 2013 02 32 pm 1.

This means that the overall friction reduction between a high quality steel bearing and a ceramic is below 0 5. Ceramic beads stuck in flex. This is mostly due to the additional time spent to perfect a quality ceramic ball. The biggest price paid on ball bearing turbos is continuous motion and pressure.

To illustrate this practically a small experiment was carried out to neutralize the effects of grease and seals. And if you haven t priced ceramic ball bearings recently you may be surprised at their affordability. In the racing world with leaded fuels ceramic bearings will get contaminated with the lead in the fuel and these deposits also cause premature failures. Thus causing failure to the unit.

Frictional differences between a high quality steel ball and a ceramic is a 10 15 improvement at best. Results 1 to 12 of 12 thread. Similar topics full ceramic ball forum date. Yes the initial cost of ceramic hybrid ball bearings may be higher than traditional steel ball bearings but when you consider their superior long lasting performance it usually more than justifies the expense.

Wrapping exhaust vs ceramic coating. Newbie and basic turbo tech forum. The first thing that strikes the eye when looking at bicycle bearings is the difference in price between steel bearings and hybrid ceramic bearings.