Graphite-filled bronze wear plate is incorporate high-quality copper alloy with solid lubricant plugs. These bearings are designed to accommodate a wide variety of application requirements demanded by today’s equipment. Precise tolerances utilizing strategic plug location and plug compounds ensure performance delivery and lubrication-free service. This sliding plate’ style is available in standard inch, metric, and made-to-order sizes. Bronze wear plate provides extreme temperature limits and high load capacity performance. Available in journal-style bearings and flat wear plate.

①sliding plates are most effective at locations that require a constant supply of lubricant, reciprocating motion, or frequent start and stop occur and oil film is difficult to form.
②Because these bronze wear plate are used under oil-free conditions, no lubrication equipment is needed. This shortens the assembly time and results in a cleaner environment by preventing oil pollution and other problems.
③Bronze wear plates have excellent seizure resistance.
＜Precautions＞
If the grinding surfaces are too rough, the excellent wear resistance will not be guaranteed.
Applying grease during the initial break-in can guarantee better performance.

The solid sliding plates can work normally at a high temperature of 280°C. However, due to its low mechanical strength and weak bearing capacity, it is easy to deform, and this defect can be suppressed by embedding it in the metal hole groove, forming the metal part to play a bearing role, and the self-lubricating block to play a lubricating role. The lubrication mechanism of this kind of self-lubricating bearing is that in the process of sliding friction between the shaft and the sleeve, a part of the molecules of the self-lubricating material is transferred to the metal surface of the shaft to fill up the tiny unevenness and form a relatively stable solid lubricating film. Causes friction between solid lubricating films and prevents adhesive wear between shaft and feed. This rational combination combines the complementary advantages of copper alloys and non-metallic wear-reducing materials and is especially suitable for motion amplitudes in oil-free, high-temperature, high-load, low-speed, anti-fouling, anti-corrosion, and strong radiation environments. It can also be used under special working conditions where it is infiltrated in water or other solutions and cannot be lubricated at all.

Bronze Self-Lubricating wear strips and gibs are made from bronze with self-lubricating graphite plugs. These products can be used in applications up to 450° F (232°C).
Bronze is a strong material that resists wear, abrasion and
deformation under high compressive loads.
Oil-impregnated graphite plugs cover 25-30% of the wear
surface, providing a self-lubricating film of graphite on the wear surface.
Applying a film or mist of light machine oil on new self-lubricating parts before use will enhance the self-lubricating
properties. (Do not use grease on graphite-plugged surfaces.)
■ Precision machining on L-Gibs
■ Self Lubricating
■ Precision ground wear surfaces on wear strips
■ Close tolerances
■ Consistent quality control
■ Resists abrasion