CRUSH TEST RIG

Bearing materials for rotating joints within bearing systems need to be able to endure a complex loading pattern spending most of their lives dealing with very small rotations at low loads and then, during adverse weather conditions needing to cope with much greater rotations at significantly higher loads.

The purpose of the Flintstone bearing qualification programme was to ensure that we have a full understanding of the material properties and effects of geometry and tolerances as well as basic material properties. The crush test establishes the bearing load capacity