Standard Linear Guides - Linear Guides

3. Calculate Basic Dynamic Load Rating Required Please enter required parameters.

Required Total Life i

𝑖 Required Total Life

Generally, between 5 to 10 years of repeated use. When a Linear Guide is loaded in reciprocating motion, scaly damage called flaking appears due to material fatigue as the stress works on the rolling elements and rolling contact surfaces constantly. Rated Life is the total travel distance that 90% of Linear Guides of the same type can reach, under the same conditions, with no occurrence of flaking damage.

Note: One Cycle is considered a travel of the full stroke and then back again. (2 x stroke)

Distance
Hours

Required Total Life L km km required

Life Span Hours L_H hr hr required
Stroke Length ℓ_s mm in required
Cycles Per Minute n₁ cpm cpm required

Parameters

Working Load (calculated) i P N N required

𝑖 Working Load

Linear Guides perform reciprocating motion while supporting object weight. Therefore, load applied varies depending on the center of gravity of the object, thrust force applied position or changes in speed at start, stop, acceleration and deceleration. This calculator does not address dynamic forces.

Load Calculation.

This factor is also checked against Basic Static Load Rating: A load applied on non-moving Linear Guides where a sum of rolling element plastic deformation amount and rolling surface plastic deformation amount becomes equal to 0.0001 times that of the diameter of the rolling element (balls).
Required Total Life (calculated) L km km required
Temperature of Linear System i ⨍T

𝑖 Temperature Factor

If the Linear Guide temperature exceeds 100℃, the Linear Guide and shaft hardness decreases, resulting in less allowable load and shorter life than used at room temperature. Calcuations are adjusted for high temperature applications.

Temperature Factor

Please use Linear Guides under the allowable temperature shown on each product page.
Condition of Use i ⨍W

𝑖 Condition of Use / Load Factor

To calculate load applied to Linear Guides, other than object weight, requires inertia force attributed to motion velocity or moment loads. However it is difficult to attain accurate calculations due to potential vibration and impacts caused during reciprocating motion, other than repeated start-stop motions. Here a load factor table is used to simplify the calculation.
< 15m/min ⨍W = 1.5
No impact/vibration. < 60m/min ⨍W = 2
Low impact. > 60m/min ⨍W = 3.5
Heavy impact/vibration.

Basic Dynamic Load Rating i

𝑖 Basic Dynamic Load Rating

C: Basic Dynamic Load Rating: A constant load applied in a constant direction and ran under equal condition on a group of Linear Guide specimen where 90% of the specimen will reach 50km without eperiencing any damages due to rolling fatigues.

L: Required Total Life

⨍W: Condition of Use / Load Factor

P: Working Load

⨍H: Hardness Factor

⨍T: Temperature Factor

⨍C: Contact Factor - fixed at 2 points, ⨍C = 0.81

Carbon Steel Load Rating (calculated) C N N required

58 HRC ⨍H = 0.95
Stainless Steel Load Rating (calculated) C N N required

56 HRC ⨍H = 0.90

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3. Calculate Basic Dynamic Load Rating Required Please enter required parameters.

𝑖 Required Total Life

Parameters

𝑖 Working Load

𝑖 Temperature Factor

𝑖 Condition of Use / Load Factor

𝑖 Basic Dynamic Load Rating

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