b'Compare theBronze ThicknessOur patented Sintered BronzeTake A Closer Look .Bushings offer many advantages Actual magnied views of bushingover plated bronze bushings. cross sections. Thicker Bronze: The sintered bronze in our bushings is steel substratesubstantially thicker than the plating technology it replaces. Porous Surface: Holds the lubrication oil where you need it Sintered Bronzemost, to resist wear. Sintered bronze is porous bronze, up to Thickness- up to 22 times40% porosity. thicker than platedbronze Stronger Bond: Our patented process forms a unique fusion sintered bronzebond so the bronze and substrate become one. See the 1000xmagnication in the adjacent panel.plated bronzeWear Resistance: The combination of increased thickness, thickness 100x magnicationporosity and stronger bonding means our bushing is your best This view reveals the greater bronzechoice for high speed and eccentric loading. The longest life thickness and the porosity of ourpossible under extreme conditions. Sintered Bronze Bushing.Bronze plating is not a simple straints, so it is thicker than platedNote porosity:process. If the bushing is dirty or bronze, and it increases proportion- this traps andretains oil forthere are contaminants in the plating ally with the bushing diameter. longer life.solution, the bronze will not adhere steel substrateYou can test the bond strengthsproperly and will peel away from the yourself. Cut through the diameter of fusedsurface. The fourth batch of bush- a plated bushing and you stand a bondings, for example, will be less likely good chance to see peeling. Do theto be defect-free than the rst batch same with our sintered bushing andplaced in a tank with fresh plating you will see that the bronze-steel sintered bronzesolution. bond is unaffected. If you need toThe second problem with plating is shorten the inserted diameter to t 1000x magnicationthat the thickness of the bronze layer our bushing into a thin stripper plate, This view reveals the fusion bondingdepends on the plating time. A thick you can do so without harming it. of the thick sintered bronze layer to thebronze layer is simply too costly to There is a third advantage to our steel substrate.produce, and on large diameter sintered bushings. Because sinteredbushings in particular, problems arise bronze is porous, it holds the lubrica-when the thin plating wears away tion oil in place and helps to Compare The Thickness .and the underlying steel comes in maintain an unbroken lubricationcontact with the guide pin. layer, which improves wear resis-READYs Sintered Bronze Bushings tance. The bronze pores act assolve both problems. Using a patent- small oil reservoirs, so our Sintereded manufacturing process, a layer of Bronze Bushings are more forgivingbronze is sintered to the inside diam- if maintenance has been overlooked.eter of the steel bushing, creating a However, for best results, we recom-strong, reliable mechanical bond. mend regular, periodic lubricationThe thickness of the bronze layer is with a high viscosity oil. not limited by time or cost con-5'