Plain bearings - Water-lubricated plain bearing materials
This document specifies requirements for the selection and use of water-lubricated plain bearing materials used in different equipment and plants under various lubrication conditions, such as
—    fluid-film lubrication condition,
—    mixed lubrication condition, and
—    condition comprising a non-lubrication condition which shifts to a fluid-film lubrication condition.
In addition, this document also specifies requirements for mating (shaft) material, the lubrication method and for items to consider during the design of water-lubricated plain bearing materials.
The water used as a lubricant is pure water, tap water, river water or seawater. This document does not apply to the water solution of chemicals, refrigerants, liquid fuels, etc.
| SDO | ISO: International Organization for Standardization |
| Document Number | ISO 8838 |
| Publication Date | Jan. 1, 2024 |
| Language | en - English |
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| Committee | ISO/TC 123/SC 7 |