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Offline Auskart

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Bushings
« on: June 14, 2017, 02:38:29 AM »
What are people opinions on running a cast iron shaft in brass or bronze bushing. :doh:

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Re: Bushings
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2017, 03:22:02 AM »
It rather depends on loading, and speed. There is a useful table here giving the co-efficient of friction between various materials (after all the formulae:

http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/friction-coefficients-d_778.html
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Re: Bushings
« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2017, 04:13:43 PM »
Many thanks for the link.