Characteristics of TCB bearings > Bearing designation
Bearing designations
Bearing designation represents the features of the bearing including type, dimension, precision, gauge and other specifications. It comprises basic designation and supplementary symbols.
Basic designation represents bearing¡¯s basic type, design and dimensions. Supplementary symbols are used to identify designs or variants which differ in some way from original or the current standard designs.
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Bearing designation
All TCB standard bearings have a characteristic basic designation, which for almost all standard bearing types are shown in the following table
Supplementary symbols
Supplementary symbols appear as "prefix" or "suffix", which generally demonstrated by letters, of which the meanings are shown as follows:
Prefix
S Stainless steel bearing
Suffix
A 30o contact angle
AC 25o contact angle
B 40o contact angle
C 15o contact angle
C2 Bearing internal clearance smaller than CN
C3 Bearing internal clearance greater than CN
C4 Bearing internal clearance greater than C3
C5 Bearing internal clearance greater than C4
CA Axial internal clearance will be smaller than CB when arranged DB or DF
CB Axial internal clearance will be normal when arranged DB or DF
CC Axial internal clearance will be greater than CB when arranged DB or DF
CM Radial internal clearance for electric motor bearings
CN Normal internal clearance
CT Radial clearance of electric motor bearing greater than CM
CV Modified internal design, full complement roller bearings
DA Modified snap ring groove in the outer ring, two-piece inner ring held together by a retaining ring
DB Two bearings matched for mounting in a back-to-back arrangement
DF Two bearings matched for mounting in a face-to-face arrangement
DT Two bearings matched for mounting in a tandem arrangement
E Optimized internal design
F Face-to-face
FA Machined steel cage, outer ring centred
G With re-lubricated groove and nipple in the outer ring
HT Grease fill for high operating temperature
J Pressed steel cage
K Taper 1:12
LT Grease fill for low operating temperature
M Machine brass cage,
MA Machine brass cage, outer ring centred
N Snap ring groove in the outer ring
N1 One locating slot (notch) in the outer ring
N2 Two locating slots (notches) in the outer ring, positioned at 180o to each other
NR Snap ring groove in the outer ring, with snap ring
P4 Dimensional and running accuracy to ISO tolerance class 4
P4A Dimensional accuracy to ISO class 4, running accuracy better than ISO class 4 (UP)
P4B Dimensional accuracy to ISO class 5, running accuracy to ISO class 4 (SP)
P5 Dimensional and running accuracy to ISO tolerance class 5
P52 P5+C2
P6 Dimensional and running accuracy to ISO tolerance class 6
P62 P6+C2
P63 P6+C3
P6X Dimensional and running accuracy to ISO tolerance class 6X
R3 Triple-lips seal
RS Rubber (NBR) seal on one side of the bearing (contact type)
RSR Rubber (NBR) seal on one side of the bearing (without seal groove in inner ring, contact type)
RZ Low friction, rubber (NBR) seal on one side of the bearing
T Tandem arrangement
TN Injection moulded polyamide cage
TN9 Injection moulded glass fibre reinforcement polyamide 6,6 cage
TPA Injection moulded PEEK cage, outer ring centred
V Full complement rolling elements bearing (without cage)
W Modified ring width tolerance, +0.05/0 mm
X Boundary dimensions changed to conform to ISO
Z Pressed steel shield on one side of the bearing
ZN Pressed steel shield on the contrary side of snap ring groove of the bearing
ZZ Pressed steel shields on both sides of the bearing
2RS Rubber (NBR) seal on both sides of the bearing (contact type
2RSR Rubber (NBR) seal on both sides of the bearing (without seal groove in inner ring, contact type)
2RZ Low friction, rubber (NBR) seal on both sides of the bearing
/S0 Bearing rings dimensionally stabilized for use at operating temperature to +150°C
/S1 Bearing rings dimensionally stabilized for use at operating temperature to +200°C
/S2 Bearing rings dimensionally stabilized for use at operating temperature to +250°C
/S3 Bearing rings dimensionally stabilized for use at operating temperature to +300°C
/S4 Bearing rings dimensionally stabilized for use at operating temperature to +350°C
/D Two pieces of bearings
/T Three pieces of bearings
/Q Four pieces of bearings
/BO Black oxidation
/NP Nickel plating
/ZP Zinc plating