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Thordon Bearings is the world's leading manufacturer of high performance, long lasting bearings that require no oil or grease.  Thordon is recognized around the world as the bearing material of choice for thousands of pump repair shops, OEM's and end users.

Thordon's abrasive wear rates far outperform all the other "standard" bearing materials, such as phenolic, PEEK, rubber, and many others.  The table below shows the bearing volume loss in a Rotary Drum Abrasion Test (ASTM D 5964-96).

Thordon Bearing - Abrasive Wear Chart

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But there are many factors that go into choosing the best material for your specific application beyond abrasion resistance, such as coefficient of friction, wet or dry operation, wear characteristics, etc., etc.  Below is a quick reference table of which materials do best in different operating parameters.

 

Thordon Bearing - Material Chart

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gallagher is the northeast and Mid-Atlantic distributor of Thordon Bearings.  If you have questions about how oil- and grease-free Thordon bearings can be implemented into your pumps, please do not hesitate to contact us.  Thordon materials can be used in almost any other industrial application where long wear life, low friction, high abrasion resistance, or being oil- or grease-free is important.