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Company Overview: RBC Bearings Incorporated, founded in 1919, is a prominent manufacturer of both standard and custom-engineered bearings, serving industries such as aerospace, construction, and robotics. The company emphasizes innovation, quality, and tailored solutions.
Product Offerings: RBC Bearings provides a diverse range of products including needle roller bearings, spherical plain bearings, cam followers, rod ends, self-lubricating bearings, thin section ball bearings, airframe control bearings, and tapered roller bearings. Custom-designed bearings are also available for specific applications.
Nice Precision Ground Product: Established in 1902, Nice specializes in precision ground, semi-ground, and unground bearings suitable for medium loads and speeds up to 5000 rpm, with customization options available.
Quality and Distribution: RBC Bearings employs a total quality control system and a just-in-time manufacturing program, supported by a global network of over 2,400 distributors and sales engineers.
Warranty and Disclaimer: Products are warranted for material and workmanship for 90 days from shipment. The catalog is provided "as-is" for informational purposes, with no obligation to update the information.
Product Selection Guide: The catalog includes a guide for selecting various bearing series, detailing specifications and applications. Modified standard bearings offer custom solutions at standard prices, with options for special materials and finishes.
1600 Series™ Bearings: These precision ground radial bearings are designed for medium loads and speeds up to 5000 rpm, available in open, shielded, and sealed versions, and are grease-packed as standard.
Technical Specifications: Detailed dimensions, load ratings, and weight specifications are provided for each bearing series, including bore size, outer diameter, width, dynamic and static load ratings, and abutment and fillet dimensions.
Key Features: All series emphasize precision grinding, ease of use with inch dimensions, medium load capacity, and high-speed capabilities. They feature a nylon retainer as standard and are designed for applications requiring accurate, quiet performance and superior sealing.
Material Specifications: Balls are made from Carbon Steel Grade 200, rings from case-hardened carbon steel, and bands from soft 1010 carbon steel. Bearings are prelubricated with grease.
Performance and Load Ratings: Includes basic dynamic and static load ratings, and rating life (L10) as a statistical measure of life expectancy for 90% of bearings.
Operating Temperature: The maximum recommended operating temperature for Nice® standard precision product series is 250°F (121°C), with intermittent operation possible up to 300°F (149°C).
Limiting Speeds: Specific speed limits are provided for different series, such as 5000 rpm for the 1600™ series.
Axial Load Capacity: Deep groove ball bearings can carry axial loads, with a capacity of 0.5 times the Basic Static Load Rating for standard bearings.
Lubrication: Nice® bearings are pre-greased with Shell Alvania #2 grease, suitable for temperatures from -40°F to +280°F.
Misalignment: Radial deep groove ball bearings can accommodate limited angular misalignment.
Finish and Accuracy: Nice® bearings are available in different finish and accuracy grades, with precision ground bearings recommended for applications requiring quiet running and higher speeds.
Seals and Shields: Various sealing designs are available to prevent contamination and retain lubricant.
Radial Internal Clearance: Standard radial internal clearance is provided, with options for tighter or looser clearances available.
Recommended Fits: Proper mounting fits are critical for performance, with recommended values provided for shaft and housing fits for different series.
Special Ball Bearings: Details on special ball bearings, including part numbers and typical applications, are provided.
Key Features: The document emphasizes innovation, commitment, and quality in RBC Bearings' products, with a focus on customization and a wide range of applications across different industries.
Disclaimer: The document is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a warranty or offer to sell. RBC Bearings reserves the right to modify products and information without notice.
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Providing custom-engineered bearing solutions to industry for over 100 years

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RBC Bearings Incorporated (RBC Bearings, RBC) has had a long tradition of innovation, commitment, and quality since the company was founded in 1919. Today, RBC Bearings has grown into a world-class manufacturer of standard and custom-engineered bear- ings and related products, with a product focus on research, testing, and development of the best product for specific applications. RBC Bearings, with facilities throughout North America and Europe, provides bearings and precision products for applications in the construction, mining, material handling, transportation and off- highway equipment,...

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TABLE of Contents 5 Precision Ground Radial Bearings Semi-Ground Radial Bearings Semi-Ground Radial Bearings, Extended Inner with Flanged Housing Heavy Duty Precision Ground Radial Bearings with Extended Inner Ring Single Row Unground Flanged Radial Bearings Unground Thrust Bearings 36-39 45-53 SPECIALS Special Nice- Bearings ENG. 40-44 DATA Engineering Data 600 600 Series™ 32-35 500 Single Row Unground Combination Radial and Thrust Bearings SERIES™ SERIES™ 500 Series™ 28-31 5000 5000 Series™ 24-27 400 Single Row Unground Radial Bearings SERIES™ SERIES™ 400 Series™ 22-23 ER Precision Ground Radial...

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Nice® Ball Bearings, Inc., produces a full line of ground, semi-ground, and unground bearing assemblies. To choose the exact bearing you need, start with the Nice® line of standard inch-dimension, radial, angular contact and thrust ball bearings. Standard series bearings can be customized to include many features that can satisfy the demands of many special applications. They are available with special bores, modified outer ring shapes, extended inner rings, locking devices, and flanged housings. Standards can be ordered sealed, shielded, or open, and are offered in ground and semi-ground grades...

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Modified Standards Modified standard bearings feature a standard cage and ball complement or a full ball complement, with custom engineered modifications to the other bearing components. The exact inner and outer ring dimensions and designs can be combined with a wide range of seals, shields, special greases, special materials Modification instead of full customizing gives the user the benefits of a fully custom bearing with lower costs and faster delivery times. Prototype lots are readily affordable and available for testing and evaluation. Modified standard bearings offer the greatest value...

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Series™ Precision Ground Radial Bearings_ Precision ground 1600 Series™ bearings are specially designed to provide a line of low cost yet high quality bearings for adaptation to a majority of precision bearing applications. They are made in easy to use inch dimensions and are recommended for medium loads and for maximum speeds in the range of 5000 rpm. The 1600 Series™ bearings are precision ground on all surfaces with exceptional care given to the ball grooves. Careful heat treatment provides a uniform and exact degree of hardness for maximum life. A ball retainer, or separator, is used to increase...

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un Series™ Precision Ground Radial Bearings

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Series™ Precision Ground Radial Bearings (con't)_ Precision ground 1600 Series™ bearings are specially designed to provide a line of low cost yet high quality bearings for adaptation to a majority of precision bearing applications. They are made in easy to use inch dimensions and are recommended for medium loads and for maximum speeds in the range of 5000 rpm. The 1600 Series™ bearings are precision ground on all surfaces with exceptional care given to the ball grooves. Careful heat treatment provides a uniform and exact degree of hardness for maximum life. A ball retainer, or separator, is used...

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UH Series™ Precision Ground Radial Bearings (con't)

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Series™ Semi-Ground Radial Bearings - PRECISION GROUND ON ALL CONTACT SURFACES EXCEPT BORE - EASY TO USE INCH DIMENSIONS • ECONOMICAL BEARING FOR LIGHTER LOADS THAN THE 1600 SERIES™ • HARDENED BEARING STEEL - NYLON RETAINER STANDARD • GREASED, DOUBLE SEALED OR DOUBLE SHIELDED STANDARD • AVAILABLE SINGLE SEALED OR SINGLE SHIELDED, OPEN, AND WITH OR WITHOUT BEARING NUMBER PRINCIPLE DIMENSIONS DOUBLE SEAL SINGLE SEAL DOUBLE SHIELD SINGLE SHIELD ©Width f0r seated versions = 0.3125 (7.938) Ö Weights given are tor greased and seated versions ©Width for sealed versions = 0.3438 (8.733) All part numbers...

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IHHI Series™ Semi-Ground Radial Bearings òemi-ground 3000 Series™ bearings are specially designed to provide a line of economical bearings for lighter loads than the 1600 Series™ and speeds to approxi- mately 2500 rpm. The 3000 Series™ bearings are dimen- sionally the same as the 1600 Series™ bearings, except for the precision of the inner ring (as machined tolerances). Careful heat treatment provides a uniform and exact degree of hardness for maximum life. The 3000 Series™ bearings are precision ground to the same close tolerances on the O.D. as the 1600 Series™ with exceptional care given to...

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Series™ Semi-Ground Radial Bearings (corVt) ■ PRECISION GROUND ON ALL CONTACT SURFACES EXCEPT BORE - EASY TO USE INCH DIMENSIONS - ECONOMICAL BEARING FOR LIGHTER LOADS THAN THE 1600 SERIES™ - HARDENED BEARING STEEL - NYLON RETAINER STANDARD • GREASED, DOUBLE SEALED OR DOUBLE SHIELDED STANDARD - AVAILABLE SINGLE SEALED OR SINGLE SHIELDED, OPEN, AND WITH OR WITHOUT BEARING NUMBER PRINCIPLE DIMENSIONS DOUBLE SEAL SINGLE SEAL DOUBLE SHIELD SINGLE SHIELD OWidth (or sealed versions = 0.3125 (7.938) O Weights given are (or greased and sealed versions ©Width lor sealed versions = 0.3438 (8.733) All part...

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IHHI Series™ Semi-Ground Radial Bearings (con't) òemi-ground 3000 Series™ bearings are specially designed to provide a line of economical bearings for lighter loads than the 1600 Series™ and speeds to approxi- mately 2500 rpm. The 3000 Series™ bearings are dimen- sionally the same as the 1600 Series™ bearings, except for the precision of the inner ring (as machined tolerances). Careful heat treatment provides a uniform and exact degree of hardness for maximum life. The 3000 Series™ bearings are precision ground to the same close tolerances on the O.D. as the 1600 Series™ with exceptional care...

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