Thrust Ball Bearing Stainless Steel

Thrust ball bearings consist of two precision chrome steel washers (rings) and a ball complement spaced by a retainer. They are supplied with ball grooves in the rings for increased capacity. Thrust ball bearings are used under purely axial loads or in situations where the thrust load is beyond what a precision ball bearing can handle. The rolling elements are balls which allow for the lowest friction possible with bearings – point contact rolling element bearings. These Thrust ball bearings are made in 52100 or equivalent carbon steel hardened to Rockwell 58 C minimum for optimum fatigue life and load ratings, but they can be special ordered in stainless steel material. Stainless Steel thrust bearings would be better suited in medical, laboratory, and other applications where humidity or other similar elements may be present.