
Angular Contact Ball Bearings
Technical Information on Angular Contact Ball Bearings
SKF Angluar Contact Ball Bearings
SKF angular contact ball bearings have race ways in both the inner & outer rings that are displaced in respect to each other in the direction of the bearing axis.
This means SKF angular contact metric ball bearings are designed to accommodate combined loads, i.e. simultaneously acting radial & axial loads.
The axial load carrying capacity of SKF or FAG angular contact ball bearings increases with increasing contact angles.
The contact angle of a angular contact ball bearing is defined as the angle between the line joining the points of contact between the ball bearings & the raceways. In the radial plane, along which the load is transmitted from one raceway to another & a line perpendicular to the bearing axis.
Supplementary Designations
A
30° contact angle
AC
25° contact angle
B
40° contact angle
CA
Bearing for universal matching. Two bearings arranged back-to-back or face-to-face will have an axial internal clearance smaller than Normal (CB) before mounting
CB
Bearing for universal matching. Two bearings arranged back-to-back or face-to-face will have a Normal axial internal clearance before mounting
CC
Bearing for universal matching. Two bearings arranged back-to-back or face-to-face will have an axial internal clearance greater than Normal (CB) before mounting
DB
Two bearings matched back-to-back
DF
Two bearings matched face-to-face
DT
Two bearings matched in tandem
E
Optimized internal design
F
Machined window-type steel cage, ball centred
GA
Bearing for universal matching. Two bearings arranged back-to-back or face-to-face will have a light preload before mounting
GB
Bearing for universal matching. Two bearings arranged back-to-back or face-to-face will have a moderate preload before mounting
GC
Bearing for universal matching. Two bearings arranged back-to-back or face-to-face will have a heavy preload before mounting
J
Pressed window-type steel cage, ball centred
M
Machined window-type brass cage, ball centred, different designs are identified by a figure, e.g. M1
MB
Machined brass cage, inner ring centred
N1
One locating slot (notch) in the large outer ring side face
N2
Two locating slots (notches), 180° apart, in the large outer ring side face
P
Injection moulded window-type cage of glass fibre reinforced polyamide 66, ball centred
PH
Injection moulded window-type cage of glass fibre reinforced polyetheretherketone (PEEK), ball centred
P5
Dimensional and running accuracy to ISO tolerance class 5
P6
Dimensional and running accuracy to ISO tolerance class 6
W64
Solid Oil filling
Y
Pressed window-type brass cage, ball centred
SKF & FAG bearings are both manufactured in wide range of sizes & designs. The angular contact ball bearings most commonly used in engineering are:
- Single row angular contact ball bearings
- Double row angular contact ball bearings
- Four point angular contact ball bearings
- Double row cam rollers
We can also offer a vast range of high precision & high speed angular contact ball bearings from a range of different manufacturers including SKF, SNFA, RHP, NSK & FAG Barden.