Permissible operating temperature range for maintenance-free rod ends
| Sliding contact surface combination | Permissible operating temperature range | Reduced load carrying capacity | |||||
| from | incl. | from | incl. | from
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from
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| °C | °F
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°C
|
°F | ||||
| Steel/PTFE sintered bronze
|
-50 | +150 | -60 | +300
|
+80
|
+175
|
|
| Steel/PTFE fabric
|
-40
|
+110
|
-40
|
+230
|
+65
|
+150
|
|
| Steel/PTFE FRP
|
-40
|
+75
|
-40
|
+165
|
+50
|
+120
|
|
For temperatures below 0 °C, make sure that the fracture toughness of the rod end housing is adequate for the intended application.
