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Bearing Internal Clearance<br />

(1) Reduced clearance due to interference<br />

When bearings are installed with interference fits on<br />

shafts and in housings, the inner ring will expand and the<br />

outer ring will contract; thus reducing the bearings'<br />

internal clearance. The amount of expansion or<br />

contraction varies depending on the shape of the<br />

bearing, the shape of the shaft or housing, dimensions of<br />

the respective parts, and the type of materials used. The<br />

differential can range from approximately 70% to 90% of<br />

the effective interference.<br />

f (0.700.90) ∆deff (5.2)<br />

where,<br />

f : Reduced amount of clearance due to<br />

interference, mm<br />

∆deff : Effective interference, mm<br />

(2) Reduced internal clearance due to inner/outer ring<br />

temperature difference.<br />

During operation, normally the outer ring will range<br />

from 5 to 10 cooler than the inner ring or rotating parts.<br />

However, if the cooling effect of the housing is large, the<br />

shaft is connected to a heat source, or a heated<br />

substance is conducted through the hollow shaft; the<br />

temperature difference between the two rings can be<br />

even greater. The amount of internal clearance is thus<br />

further reduced by the differential expansion of the two<br />

rings.<br />

t ∆TDo (5.3)<br />

where,<br />

t : Amount of reduced clearance due to heat<br />

differential, mm<br />

: Bearing steel linear expansion coefficient<br />

12.5 10 -6 /˚C<br />

∆T : Inner/outer ring temperature differential, <br />

Do : Outer ring raceway diameter, mm<br />

Outer ring raceway diameter, Do, values can be<br />

approximated by using formula (5.4) or (5.5).<br />

For ball bearings and self-aligning roller bearings,<br />

Do 0.20 (d 4.0D) (5.4)<br />

For roller bearings (except self-aligning),<br />

Do 0.25 (d 3.0D) (5.5)<br />

where,<br />

d : Bearing bore diameter, mm<br />

D : Bearing outside diameter, mm<br />

Table 5.2 Radial internal clearance of deep groove ball bearings<br />

Unit m<br />

Nominal bore diameter<br />

C2 Normal C3 C4 C5<br />

dmm<br />

over incl. min max min max min max min max min max<br />

80<br />

100<br />

120<br />

100<br />

120<br />

140<br />

1<br />

2<br />

2<br />

18<br />

20<br />

23<br />

12<br />

15<br />

18<br />

36<br />

41<br />

48<br />

30<br />

36<br />

41<br />

58<br />

66<br />

81<br />

53<br />

61<br />

71<br />

84<br />

97<br />

114<br />

75<br />

90<br />

105<br />

120<br />

140<br />

160<br />

140<br />

160<br />

180<br />

160<br />

180<br />

200<br />

2<br />

2<br />

2<br />

23<br />

25<br />

30<br />

18<br />

20<br />

25<br />

53<br />

61<br />

71<br />

46<br />

53<br />

63<br />

91<br />

102<br />

117<br />

81<br />

91<br />

107<br />

130<br />

147<br />

163<br />

120<br />

135<br />

150<br />

180<br />

200<br />

230<br />

200<br />

225<br />

250<br />

225<br />

250<br />

280<br />

2<br />

2<br />

2<br />

35<br />

40<br />

45<br />

25<br />

30<br />

35<br />

85<br />

95<br />

105<br />

75<br />

85<br />

90<br />

140<br />

160<br />

170<br />

125<br />

145<br />

155<br />

195<br />

225<br />

245<br />

175<br />

205<br />

225<br />

265<br />

300<br />

340<br />

280<br />

315<br />

355<br />

315<br />

355<br />

400<br />

2<br />

3<br />

3<br />

55<br />

60<br />

70<br />

40<br />

45<br />

55<br />

115<br />

125<br />

145<br />

100<br />

110<br />

130<br />

190<br />

210<br />

240<br />

175<br />

195<br />

225<br />

270<br />

300<br />

340<br />

245<br />

275<br />

315<br />

370<br />

410<br />

460<br />

400<br />

450<br />

500<br />

450<br />

500<br />

560<br />

3<br />

3<br />

10<br />

80<br />

90<br />

100<br />

60<br />

70<br />

80<br />

170<br />

190<br />

210<br />

150<br />

170<br />

190<br />

270<br />

300<br />

330<br />

250<br />

280<br />

310<br />

380<br />

420<br />

470<br />

350<br />

390<br />

440<br />

510<br />

570<br />

630<br />

560<br />

630<br />

710<br />

630<br />

710<br />

800<br />

10<br />

20<br />

20<br />

110<br />

130<br />

140<br />

90<br />

110<br />

120<br />

230<br />

260<br />

290<br />

210<br />

240<br />

270<br />

360<br />

400<br />

450<br />

340<br />

380<br />

430<br />

520<br />

570<br />

630<br />

490<br />

540<br />

600<br />

690<br />

760<br />

840<br />

800<br />

900<br />

1,000<br />

1,120<br />

900<br />

1,000<br />

1,120<br />

1,250<br />

20<br />

20<br />

20<br />

20<br />

160<br />

170<br />

180<br />

190<br />

140<br />

150<br />

160<br />

170<br />

320<br />

350<br />

380<br />

410<br />

300<br />

330<br />

360<br />

390<br />

500<br />

550<br />

600<br />

650<br />

480<br />

530<br />

580<br />

630<br />

700<br />

770<br />

850<br />

920<br />

670<br />

740<br />

820<br />

890<br />

940<br />

1,040<br />

1,150<br />

1,260<br />

A-30

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