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Rudder and stern tube bearings, strut cutlass, drum roller, winch clavit
Marine

Vesconite and Vesconite Hilube pump bearings, ideal for long life as lineshaft, pump bowl and stuffing box bearings. Used in vertical turbine, sump, centrifugal pumps, vertical spindle and wear rings. Low friction and able to run dry.
Pumps

Solve rail wear problems, bogie centre pedestal, horn check liners, suspension bushes
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Trunnion, suspension, walking beam kingpin and shackle bushes
Suspension Systems

 

Brake Beam Guides

Vescolene Ultrared - material of choice for brake beam guides

Problems with metal brake beam guides
Excessive wear occurs between the brake beam and the guide causing the brake shoe to be applied unevenly to the wheel. Both the guide and the brake shoe wear unevenly leading to their premature replacement.

Vescolene Ultrared Brake Beam Guide

 

Vescolene Ultra typical properties

Tensile strength

22 MPa

3190 psi

Flexural Modulus

850 MPa

123,250 psi
Maximum Design Loading 10 MPa 1450 psi

Shore Hardness D

66

66
Temperature limit at 0.5 MPa (72.5 psi) 95 oC 203 oF

Coefficient of thermal expansion

20 x 10-5 mm/mm/oC

11.1 x 10-5
in/in/oF

Melting point

135 oC

275 oF

Water absorption at 20 oC (68 oF)

0.01%

0.01%

Dielectric strength

900 kV/cm

2300 kV/in

The above data should be taken for indicative purposes. Physical properties may be altered to some extent by processing conditions.

 The benefits of Vescolene brake beam guides

  • increased life of brake shoe, guide and beam

  • uneven wear on brake beam guide and brake shoe eliminated

  • brake beam runs true with the correct angle of operation between the brake shoe and wheel maintained

  • optimum braking efficiency

  • smoother brake beam release eliminates brake shoe drag on wheel

  • maintenance and operational cost savings on brake shoes, wheel and track

Updated Mar 16 2004

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