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April 2014
TLT Featured Story
Tribological Bearing Testing
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The world's smallest bearings have an inner diameter of 0.5 mm and out diameter of 1.5 mm and a width of 0.65 mm (about the size of a pinhead). They are used in devices and micro-motors.
At the other extreme, some bearings measure 18 meters on their outer diameter and wiegh more than 15 tons. These are used in giant tunnerl boring machines.
In between are a multitude of machines that rely on the accuracy and durability of their bearings.Click here to continue reading Tribological Bearing Testing
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