{"id":1910,"date":"2016-12-20T11:00:49","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T17:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.misumiusa.com\/?p=1910"},"modified":"2021-11-02T16:58:24","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T21:58:24","slug":"sliding-guides-pt-3-components-materials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/us.misumi-ec.com\/blog\/sliding-guides-pt-3-components-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"Sliding Guides Pt 3: Components & Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since there are a variety of environments and application requirements, linear bushings<\/a> and shafts<\/a> must accommodate for such needs.\u00a0 In this post, we will display the different material types and application specifications they can be applied to.<\/p>\n

Sliding guide components<\/a> such as linear bushings and shafts are used quite frequently in an application similar to the below photo and figure. See Photo 1 and Figure 1.<\/p>\n

\"sliding-guide\"<\/p>\n

In these sliding guide designs, the shafts are supported on both ends with the load traveling on the plate via the linear bushings.\u00a0 The load is transferred to each of the guide shafts.\u00a0 Linear bearings or linear bushings can be used in this design depending on the desired outcome.<\/p>\n

Shafts and bushings each require some fabrication for installation, but the costs could be reduced by adopting the mounting designs for standardized products.<\/p>\n

Below is a chart illustrating standard linear sliding guide components, the material, and application characteristics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Component<\/td>\nMaterial<\/td>\nMounting Styles<\/td>\nApplication Characteristics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shafts<\/a><\/td>\nSUJ2 High Frequency Induction Hardening (See Note 1 & 2)<\/p>\n

SUJ2 High Frequency Induction Hardening\uff1a58HRC+hard chrome plating: 800HV
\n(See Note 3)<\/td>\n

Tapped\/Threaded<\/p>\n

Retaining Ring Groove<\/p>\n

Keyway<\/p>\n

Stepped<\/td>\n

Wear Resistant<\/p>\n

High Speed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
Component<\/td>\nMaterial<\/td>\nMounting Styles<\/td>\nApplication Characteristics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Linear Bushings<\/a><\/td>\nStraight\/Flanged w\/ Plastic or Metal retainers<\/p>\n

Linear Bushing Holders, Housing Units w\/ Plastic or Metal retainers<\/p>\n

Oil-free Copper Alloy Bushings<\/td>\n

Straight<\/p>\n

Flanged<\/td>\n

Shaft Mount Supports<\/p>\n

High Accuracy, High Load Capacity<\/p>\n

Allowable Environmental Temperature<\/p>\n

Light weight for moving applications<\/p>\n

Low speeds<\/p>\n

Chemical Resistant<\/p>\n

No lubrication use<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
Component<\/td>\nConfiguration<\/td>\n<\/td>\nApplication Characteristics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Guide Sets<\/a><\/td>\nMiniature Ball Guide Sets<\/a><\/td>\n–<\/td>\nLow friction<\/p>\n

High accuracy for simultaneous linear and rotary applications<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Note 1)<\/td>\nAbout SUJ material
\nBearing Steel. S for Steel, U for Used, and J for Journal. Journal is a rotating contact section of a bearing arrangement.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Note 2)<\/td>\nAbout High Frequency Induction Hardening
\nA hardening method where only the surface of steel is hardened by efficiently induced electrical current by a high frequency oscillator.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Note 3)<\/td>\nAbout Hardness
\nThere is no theoretical definition for Hardness, and is expressed using comparative values obtained by pressing hard balls or diamond indenters on test specimen. HRC (Rockwell hardness: Hard-ball Method) is used for SUJ and SUS hardness measurements and Hv (Vickers Hardness: Vickers Pyramid Indentation Method) for hardness of minute section of hard chrome plating is generally used.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Sliding guide components can be combined to achieve application requirements. \u00a0The availability of different materials and surface treatments make this possible. \u00a0As you can see, each component has a variety application characteristic capability.<\/p>\n

This concludes the sliding guide series. \u00a0Up next we will dive into CAD a series including topics such as PDM, CAD history, and future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Since there are a variety of environments and application requirements, linear bushings and shafts must accommodate for such needs.\u00a0 In this post, we will display the different material types and application specifications they can be applied to. Sliding guide components such as linear bushings and shafts are used quite frequently in an application similar to the below photo and figure. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":1917,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[1136],"tags":[244,16,12,146,89],"aioseo_notices":[],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/us.misumi-ec.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1910"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/us.misumi-ec.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/us.misumi-ec.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/us.misumi-ec.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/46"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/us.misumi-ec.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1910"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/us.misumi-ec.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1910\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1925,"href":"https:\/\/us.misumi-ec.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1910\/revisions\/1925"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/us.misumi-ec.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/us.misumi-ec.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/us.misumi-ec.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/us.misumi-ec.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}