Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Descriptions, causes, and features of damage
  4.1 Damage
  4.2 Damage causes
  4.3 Damage appearances
  4.4 Damage characterization
  4.5 Relationship between damage appearance and damage
       characterizations
5 Guidelines for damage analysis
  5.1 General
  5.2 Step 1
  5.3 Step 2
  5.4 Step 3
  5.5 Step 4
  5.6 Step 5
6 Damage to the bearing surface - damage characteristics,
  typical damage appearances and possible damage causes
  6.1 General
  6.2 Static overload
  6.3 Dynamic overload
  6.4 Wear by friction
  6.5 Overheating
  6.6 Insufficient lubrication (starvation)
  6.7 Contamination
  6.8 Cavitation erosion
  6.9 Electro-erosion
  6.10 Hydrogen diffusion
  6.11 Bond failure
7 Damage to the bearing back
  7.1 General
  7.2 Dynamic overload on the bearing back
  7.3 Wear by friction on the bearing back
  7.4 Contamination with particles on the bearing back
8 Special position of damage appearances
Annex A (informative) - Example of use of Table 1

Abstract

Describes the characteristics of damage occurring in service to hydrodynamically lubricated metallic plain bearings and journals.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	International Organization for Standardization
Pages
ISBN
Committee	TC 123
Supersedes	ISO 7146 : 1993 ISO/DIS 7146-1 : 60.00 (2008)