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FEATURED PRODUCT — TITANIUM BEARINGS

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Titanium Bearings

Originally designed and qualifiedin the late 1980s, RBCAerospace Bearings offers a variety of titanium plainspherical bearings, rod endbearings, and journal bearingsfor applications requiringmaximum strength, light weight,and reduced maintenance.

Featured in applicationsthroughout the aerospace anddefense industry, these bearingsare proven for use in enginehangers, trunnion bearings,helicopter rotor head bearings,landing gear bearings, and avariety of additional custom-engineered solutions.

Titanium has excellent inherentcorrosion resistance due to a thin oxide surface film,eliminating the need forcadmium plating; unlike othermaterials such as 4340 steel.This results in a much “greener”product. Titanium is especiallyresistant to salt solutions,making it an ideal material forsea water applications.

Current Production Applications

• Engine Hangers• Landing Gear Bearings• Trunnion Bearings

• Flight Control Bearings• Helicopter Rotor Head

Bearings

• Reverse Thrust Mounts• Duct Support Bearings• Gear Box Support Bearings

Optimized SwagedTitanium Outer Race

Proven Liner Qualified toAS81820 Providing Maximum

Wear Performance

Lined or UnlinedInner Bore

ProvenProprietary

ProcessCoated Ball

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Performance

MaximumStrength-to-Weight for Body

RBC Aerospace Bearings offers avariety of titanium plain spherical

bearings, rod end bearings, andjournal bearings.

For more information visit our web site at rbcbearings.com

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Highest Strength-to-Weight Ratio

Proven Wear Performance

Titanium bearings are recommended for a wider range of operating temperatures.Useful temperature range is -320°F to +750°F.Ti-6Al-4V alloy will retain above 60% of itstensile properties at 750°F.

RBC Aerospace Bearings provides a varietyof self-lubricated liner materials dependingupon the application. Extensive materialtesting has developed a proprietary hard coatfor the titanium ball. Wear characteristics areequivalent to the standard CRES 440C ballmaterial.

Titanium bearings provide excellent strength-to-weight properties for applications thatrequire a strong material without weightpenalty.

Temperature Capability

Titanium has excellent inherent corrosionresistance due to a thin oxide surface film,eliminating the need for cadmium plating;unlike other materials such as 4340 steel.This results in a much “greener” product.Titanium is especially resistant to saltsolutions making it an ideal material for sea water applications.

Superior Corrosion Resistance

Wear ComparisonCRES 440C Ball vs. RBC Titanium Ball

440C RBC Titanium Ball