Working performances of self-lubricating sliding bearings

Abstract

Self-lubricating sliding bearings are widely used in numerous industrial applications, primarily regarding their specific lubrication mechanism. This lubrication mechanism is the main advantage compared with classical sliding bearings because their production is not complex and makes lower prices. According to the bearing material and type of exploitation, self-lubricating sliding bearings could operate with oil (grease) in their material structure or even without any amount of lubricant. This paper is dealing with the working performances of this kind of bearings, including their experimental investigation aimed to make a proper choice for a particular Engineering application and corresponding operating conditions.