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Technical Knowledge2026-09-1517 min read

Stainless Steel Bearings: What the Grade Really Costs

A stainless bearing is usually three different stainless steels, and specifying one costs you exactly one column in the catalogue. SKF's own tables show the dynamic rating falling 16 to 23 percent while the static rating, the fatigue load limit and the limiting speed hold.

Jeff Li

Technical Knowledge2026-09-1418 min read

Slewing Bearings: Types, Load Curves & Selection

Slewing bearing dimensions follow no international standard, yet the light and medium series interchange across brands. Compare four-point ball against crossed roller on catalogue numbers, and size on the static limiting load diagram rather than C₀.

Jeff Li

Technical Knowledge2026-09-0917 min read

Bearing Cages: Materials, Types & Temperature Limits

Steel cages run to 300 °C and brass to 250 °C, but a polyamide cage has no single rating: its limit depends on the lubricant. Compare cage materials, guidance types, suffix codes, and failure modes.

Jeff Li

Technical Knowledge2026-09-0314 min read

Ceramic Bearings: Hybrid vs Full, and What ISO Rates

A hybrid ceramic bearing gives up load rating to buy speed, and its fatigue load limit drops further than its C does. Here is what ISO 20056 rates, what it does not, and when steel is still the right spec.

Jeff Li

Technical Knowledge2026-08-3115 min read

Pillow Block Bearings: Types, Codes & How to Specify

Two products share the name pillow block. Decode UCP and SNL designations, name the ISO standard behind each, and size the insert to your real load.

Jeff Li

Technical Knowledge2026-08-2718 min read

Bearing Cross Reference: How to Verify an Interchange

A cross reference chart proves a bearing fits. It does not prove it performs. How to verify an interchange across SKF, NSK, NTN, FAG and Timken using ISO 15, ISO 5753-1 and ISO 492.

Jeff Li

Technical Knowledge2026-08-2615 min read

Four-Row Cylindrical Roller Bearings: Spec and Interchange

Four-row cylindrical roller bearings take radial load only and use three incompatible numbering systems. How to decode FC, FCD, and FCDP for a roll neck.

Jeff Li

Technical Knowledge2026-08-2412 min read

Axial vs Radial Load: Selecting for Both

Radial load acts across the shaft axis, axial load along it, and most bearings see both. How to convert Fr and Fa into one equivalent load under ISO 281.

Jeff Li

Technical Knowledge2026-08-2017 min read

Bearing Noise: Diagnose the Cause and Specify It Out

Bearing noise is measured as vibration velocity in three bands, from 50 to 10,000 Hz, under ISO 15242. See what each band reveals and the noise clause to put on the purchase order.

Jeff Li

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