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Use case: Select a bearing for an application Units of measurement

If you are unsure whether you have adequate knowledge or experi- This catalogue is for global use. Therefore, the predominant units of
ence to select a bearing that best suits your application require- measurement are in accordance with ISO 80000-1. Imperial units
ments, you will probably ind the Bearing selection process, page 60, are used wherever necessary. Unit conversions can be made using
helpful. the conversion table, page 6.
If you are an experienced bearing expert, go directly to the section For easier use, temperature values are provided in both °C and °F.
for the relevant bearing type, browse the product tables for the Speciied temperature values are typically rounded. Therefore, values
required size, and then look at additional details and information on obtained using conversion formulae may not exactly match those
more speciic variants in the text part preceding the product tables. speciied.

Use case: Find details of a known bearing

The easiest way to ind detailed information about a bearing for
which you have the designation is to use the product index,
page 1136. Compare the initial characters in a bearing designation
with the entries in the product index; each entry speciies the related
bearing type, and the relevant product section and product table.
To understand the sufixes used in a bearing designation, go to the
text index, page 1120, locate the entry for the sufix and follow the
reference to the relevant product sectioin, where you can ind
detailed information.

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