What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages of Ball Bearings And Roller Bearings?

Rolling bearings are the most widely used basic parts of various machinery. This article will explore the advantages and disadvantages of ball bearings and roller bearings.

Definition and use of ball bearings and roller bearings

Rolling bearings are generally composed of an outer ring (housing washer), inner ring ( shaft washer), rolling element, and cage. Still, not all these components are necessary, such as some bearings without the outer ring (housing washer) or without an inner ring ( shaft washer), or cage, but must have a certain number of rolling elements, with a certain number of rolling elements is the core feature of rolling bearings.

There are many ways to classify rolling bearings, based on the type of rolling element is one of them. The two basic types of rolling elements distinguish the two basic types of rolling bearings: 

Ball→ Ball Bearing
Roller→ Roller Bearing

Ball bearing vs roller bearing
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Types of ball bearings

Types of ball bearings

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Ball bearing vs roller bearing

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