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2500 series sleeve bearing is used in mills across North
America. Many projects now specify the Anson 2500 series bearing
complete with ZA bushing rather than bronze. This has resulted
in a growing interest in this material as an alternative to bronze.
The following are some of the benefits of using ZA:
- ZA usually wears less than bronze for longer bearing life.
- ZA outperforms 660 bronze in wear resistance and anti-friction
characteristics by a wide margin (typically 3 to 1).
- ZA offers good compressive strength and demonstrates higher
bearing load capability than 660 bronze.
- ZA is up to 40% lighter then bronze.
- ZA castings eliminate the need for costly bronze inserts
(required with aluminum castings) by using the casting wall as
the bearing race.
- ZA alloys have shown superior emergency "dry running"
performance and galling resistance compared to leaded tin and
aluminum bronze.
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