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FIBERGLIDE® is a proprietary selflubricating bearing material of woven polytetrafluoroethylene or PTFE fibers applied to a rigid backing. To assure the best possible bond between PTFE fibers and backing material, a secondary, more readily bondable fiber (which may vary with application requirements) is interwoven with the PTFE fibers presented on the bearing side of the fabric.

FIBERGLIDE® bearings are unique in their ability to resist cold flow under extremely high loads because the monofilament fibers have a tensile strength approximately 25 times greater than straight PTFE resins. Cold flow is also minimized by the effective entrapment of the fiber bundles by the high-strength bonding resins.

FIBERGLIDE® bearings are completely selflubricating and normally run dry. However, they can also be used where lubricating or other fluids are present. Operating dry, FIBERGLIDE® bearing are recommended where low surface speeds are combined with high loads.

FIBERGLIDE® bearings are available with many backing materials in a wide variety of standard configurations. In addition, Transport Dynamics offers special bearings with an almost unlimited range of configurations and metal backings.

FIBERGLIDE® and FABROID® bearings offer 17 distinct advantages over conventional lubricated bearings:

1. Design freedom—FIBERGLIDE® bearings can be incorporated into internal component assemblies inaccessible to conventional lubrication techniques, eliminating costly maintenance tear down.

2. Maintenance free—The self-lubricating nature of FIBERGLIDE® makes it an ideal selection for equipment providing service to remote environments such as oil and gas transmission lines and pumping stations.

3. Operation without lubrication while tolerating many lubricating and non-lubricating fluids.

4. High dynamic load-carrying (up to 40,000 psi).

5. Inherent dampening qualities.

6. Low coefficient of friction (down to 0.03).

7. Freedom from stick-slip.

8. Absence of cold-flow tendencies of solid and filled PTFE resins.

9. High resistance to fatigue under shock loads.

10. Eliminating fretting corrosion.

11. Resistant to attack by most substances.

12. Operation at temperatures beyond the range of most lubricants (-320°F to 400°F).

13. High wear resistance.

14. Good dimensional stability.

15. Compatible with a wide range of mating materials.

16. Electrically non-conductive.

17. Non-magnetic.