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iglidur iglidur PEP | Advantages iglidur PEP | Technical data iglidur
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PEP PEP
For all shaft surfaces and materials
General properties 4.0
iglidur PEP Maintenance-free plain bearings are generally described 3.5
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as being able to slide on the shaft without any additional 3.0
Can be used with any multi-component coating and/or lubrication. It is evident that shaft materials 2.5
shaft material are as important as the plain bearing itself. igus is forging 2.0
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bearings a new path with a plain bearing that is self-contained and 1.0
maintenance-free. Wear [µm/km] Comb. 1 Comb. 2 Comb. 3 Comb. 4 Comb. 5 Comb. 6 Comb. 7
In standard plain bearing solutions, the shaft iglidur PEP is an innovative design for lubrication-free 0.5 PEP
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Cost-effective has a critical part to play, as important as the plastic plain bearing systems with an inner and outer ring. 0.0
bearing itself. With the iglidur PEP bearings, The special feature; the sliding surface is the inner ring, and Load [MPa]
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igus is forging new trail with this enclosed and for the first, time shaft materials and shaft surfaces are not a Wear on outer ring
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maintenance-free plain bearing design. concern. Even threads, rust and scratches do not affect the Wear on inner ring
Easy installation performance or reliability. With the control over the sliding Diagram 01: Wear experiments of different material
surface and through considerable testing, the long-term combinations, p = 0.75MPa, v = 0.3m/s
behaviour of the bearing system can be predicted precisely. 0.8
When to use it? Similar to ball bearings, the inner ring turns with the shaft
Low coefficient of friction ● When a cost-effective plastic plain bearing in the plastic PEP plain bearing.Relative movements of 0.6
system is required the shaft with respect to the bearing are eliminated. This

● When independence from the shaft material protects the shaft surface from wear and saves costs. 0.4
and shaft surface is required An additional benefit; even the most sensitive or unusual
● For the protection of expensive and sensitive materials can be used as the rotating shaft with this polymer 0.2
shafts plain bearing. Due to the bearing materials used, the PEP Wear [µm/km]
plastic bearing is totally corrosion-free. 0.0
0.125 0.250 0.500 0.750
Load [MPa]
When not to use it? Wear resistance iglidur J plain bearings iglidur PEP bearings
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● For high surface speeds For loads up to 5N/mm the wear test results are compelling. Diagram 02: Wear of iglidur PEP bearings as a function
uiglidur J, page163 Here PEP plastic bearings obtain values that are comparable of the load, v = 0.3m/s
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● At high loads to most wear-resistant metal-backed bearing systems. This
u iglidur G, page 85 is a very positive result, when you consider the reduced
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u iglidur Q, page 491 costs compared with the required shaft surface finish which Assembly
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● At high temperatures is demanded by traditional bearings. The consistently low The installation of the PEP plain bearing could not be easier
u iglidur V400, page 319 coefficient of friction is also an advantage to the user. Since or faster. The bearings are manufactured to be press-fitted
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u iglidur X, page 291 the running surfaces are fixed, the tribological data can be into a recommended housing hole of H7 tolerance. Then,
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u iglidur Z, page 301 calculated. The coefficient of friction of the lubrication-free the shaft is inserted and fits tightly onto the inner ring. The
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● When low clearance bearings are required PEP bearings is no longer based on the shaft materials or inner bearing is clipped into the outer ring. This design
u iglidur P, page 135 surface properties. If necessary, the coefficient of friction makes it possible to pull the shaft out without removing
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u iglidur X, page 291 can be reduced further with a small amount of lubricant. the inner ring.
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Available from stock 1 type
Detailed information about delivery time online. Ø 6 - 20mm
More dimensions upon request
Material:
iglidur J u Page 163 Imperial dimensions available
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