Ceramic Bearings Vs Steel Motorcycle

Ceramic bearings vs steel bearings ceramic materials offer superior corrosion and heat resistance higher dimensional stability and lower density which facilitates high speed.

Ceramic bearings vs steel motorcycle. Initially the enduro bearing has lower friction at around 600km of use the ceramic bearing has worn a track into the comparatively soft steel races and the bearing friction starts to increase dramatically. The graph below shows a comparison between two steel bearings skf and ntn and a ceramic bearing enduro. It takes weeks for a kogel ball to sit in a tumbler and be. A ceramic bearing is also harder than steel bearings up to 30 which improves durability and they also don t rust so less maintenance should be required.

Most sealed ceramic bearings are actually hybrid ceramic bearings which combine a steel race with ceramic ball bearings. This discourse holds true not only for the bearings of skateboards and longboards but also for motorcycle and bicycle bearings. Worldwide ceramic bearings have 40 less friction than steel and up to 60 less rotating weight. Sorry for strangling the hype.

This is mostly due to the additional time spent to perfect a quality ceramic ball. That is 2 75 times longer than the steel ball bearings. Ceramic bearings in my opinion are just not worth it. The drill only needed 1 42 amps to spin the hybrid ceramic bearing wheel.

Cost of purchase for ceramic and steel bearings. Remember the drill alone without spinning the tire took 1 38 amps. A top class set of steel bearings as compared to a much promoted ceramic bearing is just as high performing.