Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #15947
From: Al Gietzen <ALVentures@cox.net>
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Performance coatings- bearing damage?
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 16:18:10 -0800
To: 'Rotary motors in aircraft' <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Performance coatings- bearing damage?

 

Will the bearing be damaged at 350 degrees?  I'm thinking there's a good chance it will. 

 

I’d say no.  The is no metal in there that is going to be damaged by 350F.  350C would be another matter.

 

Al 

 

As I understand it, the whole issue with keeping the oil temp below 210 is to keep from melting the bearings

 

210 is a good limit for the side seals.  If the bearings were Babbit metal (lead/tin alloys with some copper and antimony thrown in, invented by Isacc Babbit about 150 years ago), the melting point would be somewhere around 550F.  I have no idea what the composition of the rotor bearings are, but I’m guessing something with much more copper and zinc in it (akin to bronze) and the melting point would be considerably higher.

 

But like I said; I’m only guessing. 

 

Al

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