Abstract: A method of forming a corrosion resistant bushing includes bonding a sliding layer to a first surface of a load bearing substrate to form a laminate sheet and cutting a blank from the laminate sheet. The laminate sheet includes an exposed surface corresponding to a second surface of the load bearing substrate. The blank includes cut edges having a load bearing substrate portion. The method further includes forming a semi-finished bushing from the blank, and applying a corrosion resistant coating to the exposed surface and the load bearing substrate portion of the cut edges to form the corrosion resistant bushing.

Abstract: The invention relates to a bearing bush (1) comprising an essentially cylindrical bush section (1a) and at least one radial flange (1b) arranged on an axial end of said cylindrical bush section (1a). The bearing bush according to the invention is characterized in that the at least one flange (1b) has a mushroom shaped cross section so as to allow axial and radial tolerance compensation in a bearing assembly. Furthermore the invention relates to a bearing assembly and a forming tool for producing a bearing bush.

Abstract: An ring seal assembly includes a ring and a seal located within the ring. The ring has a proximal end including a major lip, a distal end including a minor lip, and a seal contacting region between the major lip and the minor lip. Additionally, the ring including an inner surface defining a central bore. Within the seal contacting region, the central bore has a radius that decreases along a direction extending from the minor lip to the major lip. The seal has a ring contacting outer portion and a shaft contacting inner portion. The ring contacting outer portion is shaped to be complementary to the inner surface of the seal contacting region of the ring. The shaft contacting inner portion is configured to contact a shaft placed within the central bore of the ring.

Abstract: A maintenance-free plain bearing includes a metal support, an intermediate layer applied directly thereto and a sliding layer applied to the intermediate layer. The intermediate layer includes at least one functionalized thermoplastic polymer having functional groups of the formula —COOH and/or —COOR, where the radicals R are cyclic or linear organic radicals having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A spherical plain bearing for a ball-and-socket joint includes a plain bearing shell. The plain bearing shell comprises a sliding layer containing a sliding material, at least one dimensionally stable support layer, and at least one elastic layer.

Abstract: A plain bearing material includes a metallic substrate material having a surface, and a sliding layer covering the surface of the substrate material. The thickness of the sliding layer is 100 ?m to 320 ?m, and the metallic substrate material has a yield point of less than 100 N/mm2.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composite material which is to be used in sliding bearings and comprises a metallic support (1) and at least one reinforcement material having an open structure (2). Said support (1) and reinforcement material (2) are connected to each other by means of a metallic connection. An overlay (4) which is a polyethylene(PE)-based layer is provided on the reinforcement material (2) as an additional layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composite material which is to be used in sliding bearings and comprises a metallic support (1) and at least one reinforcement material having an open structure (2). Said support (1) and reinforcement material (2) are connected to each other by means of a metallic connection. An overlay (4) which is a polyethylene(PE)-based layer is provided on the reinforcement material (2) as an additional layer.