Super-precision bearings

interchange
Contents

Use of the equivalent data manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Super-precision angular contact ball bearings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Super-precision cylindrical roller bearings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Super-precision double direction angular contact thrust ball bearings. . . . . . . . 15

Super-precision angular contact thrust ball bearings for screw drives . . . . . . . . 20

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Use of the equivalents data
manual
SKF offers a wide range of super-precision bearings. They are designed for machine
tool spindles and other applications that require a high level of running accuracy
at high to extremely high speeds.

This interchange guide to SKF super-preci- 2 Use the tables to identify the characteristics
sion bearings provides fast and easy conver- and features of the bearing by identifying
sions of manufacturer's designations to the the prefix or suffix (symbol • means
SKF equivalent designations. However, it will “­information not available”; symbol ◼
not result in an identical bearing, since com- means “not included in the range”).
petitors’ designs may vary from SKF designs, 3 Use the SKF designation system tables to
and you can have differences in shoulder construct the complete SKF designation
­diameter, number of balls, cage location, etc. of the bearing.
The interchange information was com-
piled using data available at the time of pub- If the bearing designation is not recogniz-
lication; however, SKF makes no claims able or incomplete, please contact the SKF
about performance equivalence and as- application engineering service or your local
sumes no responsibility or liability for use of SKF company with as much information as
this interchange information. possible regarding external dimensions,
This interchange is to be used as a guide- bearing type, cage, ball and ring material,
line only, as manufacturers’ designations number of rolling elements, bearing set ar-
may change without notice. rangement and preload, and manufacturer
Interchanges to SKF super-precision of the bearing and the machine.
bearings are made in the following bearing Detailed information on the individual
types: SKF super-precision bearing types, includ-
ing their characteristics and the available
• super-precision angular contact ball designs, is provided in the SKF catalogue
bearings Super-precision bearings († Publ. 13383)
• super-precision cylindrical roller bearings or at skf.com.
• super-precision double direction angular
contact thrust ball bearings
• super-precision angular contact thrust
ball bearings for screw drives

Work flow to crossover super-precision

bearing designations
1 Determine the manufacturer and desig-
nation of the bearing. This is normally
found on the side face of the bearing.

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Super-precision angular contact
ball bearings

SKF super-precision angular contact ball

bearings high-capacity D design (1),
1 2 3 high-speed E design (2), high-speed
B design (3).

Designation examples
SKF S7016 ACE/HCP4ADGA SKF 7010 CD/P4ADGB
Manu-
facturer Designation Designation

SKF S 70 16 AC E HC P4A DG A 70 10 C D P4A DG B

NSK 80 B ER 10 H T V1V DU EL P4Y 70 10 C TR DU L P4

FAG HC RS 70 16 D 2RSD T P4S DU L B 70 10 C T DU L P4
NTN 5S HSE 0 16 LLB T1 AD GD2 GL P42 70 10 U C GD2 GL P4
GMN HY SM 60 16 2RZ E TA P4 DU L S 60 10 C TAM 7 DU L
RHP T 70 16 S C T RR DU L P3 B 70 10 X2 TA DU L EP7
BARDEN C 1 16 J RR DU L 1 10 H C DU L
IBC CB H 70 16 E T 2RSZ P4A DU X 70 10 C – T P4 DU L
FAFNIR 3 MMV C 91 16 HX VV DU X 2 MM 91 10 WI CR DU L
KOYO 3NC HAR 00 0 16 CA GLx2 S P4 70 10 C PA DG L P4
SNR ML E CH 70 16 H V DU J7 4S 70 10 C V DU J 8 4
ZYS V7 0 16 AC – HQ1 2RZ P4A DG A 7 0 10 C - P4 DG B
SNFA VE X 80 S NS 7/9 CE 3 DU L E X 50 7 CE 1 DU M

Colour codes

nn Sealing
nn Contact angle
nn Accuracy
nn Bearing series
nn Bearing size
nn Internal design
nn Cage
nn Bearing set arrangement
nn Preload
nn Ball material
nn Special ring material
nn Lubrication features

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 n Sealing n Contact angle n Accuracy

Manu- Designation Manu­ 15° 18° 20° 25° 30° Manu­ Designation
facturer facturer facturer

SKF S SKF C F ◼ AC ◼ SKF P4 P4A PA9A VQ126

NSK V1V NSK C BNR2) • A5 A NSK P4 P3 P2 P4Y

FAG 2RSD1) BER2) FAG P4 P4S • P4S-K52)
HSS, HCS, XCS2) FAG C • D E • NTN P4 P42 P2 •
NTN LLB NTN C • – 1) AD – 1) GMN A7 P4 P2/A9 •
GMN 2RZ GMN C 18 • E • RHP EP7 EP7/9 EP9 •
RHP RR RHP X2 • • X3 • BARDEN – 1) • • C
BARDEN RR BARDEN C • • E • IBC P4A P2H P2A X1 to X9
IBC 2RSZ IBC C • • E A FAFNIR MM MMV MMX •
FAFNIR VV FAFNIR 2 • • 3 • KOYO P2 P4 • •
KOYO 00 KOYO C • CA • A SNR 4 4S 2 R
SNR E SNR C • • H • ZYS P4 P4A P2 •
ZYS 2RZ ZYS C • • AC • SNFA 7 7/9 9 SQ
SNFA S SNFA 1 2 • 3 •

1) for B design 1) – no designation suffix 1) – no designation suffix

2) for other types 2) bearing type and contact angle in the ROBUST series 2) Reduced bore and outer diameter tolerance as per VQ253

n Bearing series n Bearing size

Manu­ Designation Manu­facturer Designation (bore code)

facturer 10 mm1) 12 mm 15 mm 17 mm 20 mm

SKF 718 719 70 72

SKF 00 01 02 03 042)
NSK • 9 0 2
• 19 10 20 NSK3) 00 01 02 03 042)
FAG 718 719 70 72 FAG 00 01 02 03 042)
NTN 78 79 70 72 NTN 00 01 02 03 042)
GMN 618 619 60 62 GMN 00 01 02 03 042)
RHP • 9 0 2 IBC 00 01 02 03 042)
BARDEN • 19 1 2 RHP 00 01 02 03 042)
IBC 718 719 70 72 BARDEN 00 01 02 03 042)
FAFNIR • 93 91 2 FAFNIR 00 01 02 03 042)
KOYO • 9 0 2 KOYO 00 01 02 03 042)
SNR • 719 70 72 SNR 00 01 02 03 042)
ZYS 18 19 0 2 ZYS 00 01 02 03 042)
SNFA A B X 2 SNFA 10 12 15 17 20

1) less than 10 mm, bearing size = mm bore diameter

2) from 04 and up multiply by 5 (for example 05 = 25 mm bore diameter)
3) for BER and BNR code = mm bore diameter

n Cage

Manufacturer Outer ring centred Ball centred

Phenolic Brass PEEK Polyamide Phenolic PEEK Polyamide

SKF – 1) MA TNHA ◼ T TNH TN9

NSK TR • • • • • TYN
FAG T • • • • • •
NTN T1 L1 • T2 • • •
GMN TA, TAM2) • TXM2) TA • • •
RHP T (design E) MA • • • • •
TA (design D)
BARDEN – 1), H • • • • • •
IBC T M K PX • • •
FAFNIR CR • • PRB, PRC • • •
KOYO PA .. FT PA .. FY • PA .. FG –5 .. FT • –5 .. FG
SNR V (70-719) • • • • • •
G1 (72)
ZYS – 1) • • TN1 • • •
SNFA CE LE KE PE C K •
1) – no designation suffix
2) ball retaining

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n Bearing set arrangement

Manufacturer Designation

SKF DB DF DT DG TBT TFT TT TG QBC QFC QBT QFT QT QG

NSK DB DF DT DU DBD DFD DTD DUD DBB DFF DBT DFT DTT QU
FAG DB DF DT DU TBT TFT TT TU QBC QFC QBT QFT QT QU
NTN DB DF DT GD2 DBT • • GD3 DTBT • • • • GD4
GMN DB DF DT DU TBT TFT TT TU QB QF QBT QFT QT QU
RHP DB DF DT DU 2TB 2FT 3T 3U 2TB2T 2T2FT 3TB 3TF 4T 4U
BARDEN DB DF DT DU • • • • • • • • • •
IBC DB DF DT DU TBT TFT TT TU QBC QFC QBT QFT QT QU
FAFNIR DB DF DT DU • • • TU • • • • • QU
KOYO DB DF DT GLx2 DBD DFD DTD GLx3 DBB DFF DBT DFT • GLx4
SNR DB DF DT DU Q16 • • TU Q21 • Q18 • • QU
ZYS DB DF DT DG TBT TFT TT TG QBC QFC QBT QFT QT QG
SNFA DD FF T DU TD TF TT TU TDT TFT 3TD 3TF 4T 4U

n Preload n Internal design

Manufacturer Designation Manu- High High High speed

facturer capacity speed (small balls)

SKF A B C D G... K...

SKF D E B
NSK EL L M H CP CA
FAG L M H • • • NSK 7 BNC BNR
NTN • GL GN GM G CS BGR BER
GMN • L M S V • FAG B RS HS
RHP • L M H • • NTN D HSE HSF
BARDEN • L M H • • HSB
IBC X L M H U A GMN S SM KH
FAFNIR X L M H • • RHP B T X or S
KOYO S L M H CY CS BARDEN H J •
SNR 7 8 9 • X • IBC • • H
ZYS A B C • G • FAFNIR WI HX WN
SNFA L M F • ...daN ...μm KOYO 7 HAR •
SNR – 1) ML •
ZYS 7 V7 •
SNFA E/SE VE H

1) – no designation suffix

n Ball material n Special ring material n Lubrication features1)

Manu- Designation Manu- Designation Manu- Designation

facturer Steel balls Ceramic balls facturer facturer

SKF V
SKF – 1) HC SKF L H
NSK X
NSK2) – 1) SN24 FAG XC NSK E33 •
FAG – 1) HC NTN 2LA FAG DLR •
NTN – 1) 5S GMN N NTN • •
GMN – 1) HY RHP • GMN +L +LB
RHP – 1) SN BARDEN XC RHP • •
BARDEN – 1) C IBC X BARDEN • •
IBC – 1) CB FAFNIR • IBC S •
FAFNIR – 1) C KOYO • FAFNIR • •
KOYO – 1) 3NC SNR N KOYO HAF •
SNR – 1) CH ZYS • SNR L2 L1
ZYS – 1) HQ1 SNFA XN ZYS • •
SNFA – 1) NS SNFA GH H

1) –no designation suffix

2) for
BRN, BER and BGR series:
S = steel balls 1) Forother lubrication features refer to the manufacturers’
H = ceramic balls publications

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 SKF super-precision angular contact ball bearings designation system

Examples: Single bearing – 71922 CDGBTNHA/PA9AL 719 22 CD GB TNHA /

Matched bearing set – S7010 ACD/HCP4AQBCC S 70 10 ACD /
Prefix

– Open bearing (no designation prefix)

S Sealed bearing
V Bearing with NitroMax steel rings and bearing grade silicon nitride Si3N4
balls (hybrid bearing)

Bearing series

718 Angular contact ball bearing in accordance with ISO dimension series 18
719 Angular contact ball bearing in accordance with ISO dimension series 19
70 Angular contact ball bearing in accordance with ISO dimension series 10
72 Angular contact ball bearing in accordance with ISO dimension series 02

Bearing size

6 6 mm bore diameter
7 7 mm bore diameter
8 8 mm bore diameter
9 9 mm bore diameter
00 10 mm bore diameter
01 12 mm bore diameter
02 15 mm bore diameter
03 17 mm bore diameter
04 (x5) 20 mm bore diameter
to
72 (x5) 360 mm bore diameter

Internal design

CD 15° contact angle, high-capacity design

ACD 25° contact angle, high-capacity design
CE 15° contact angle, high-speed E design
FE 18° contact angle, high-speed E design
ACE 25° contact angle, high-speed E design
CB 15° contact angle, high-speed B design
FB 18° contact angle, high-speed B design
ACB 25° contact angle, high-speed B design

Single bearing – execution and preload

– Single standalone bearing (no designation suffix) (718 .. D, 719 .. D, 70 .. D, 72 .. D, 719 .. E, 70 .. E,

719 .. B and 70 .. B series)
GA Single, universally matchable, extra light preload (719 .. D, 70 .. D and 72 .. D series)
GA Single, universally matchable, light preload (718 .. D, 719 .. E, 70 .. E, 719 .. B and 70 .. B series)
GB Single, universally matchable, light preload (719 .. D, 70 .. D and 72 .. D series)
GB Single, universally matchable, moderate preload (718 .. D, 719 .. E, 70 .. E, 719 .. B and 70 .. B series)
GC Single, universally matchable, moderate preload (719 .. D, 70 .. D and 72 .. D series)
GC Single, universally matchable, heavy preload (718 .. D, 719 .. E, 70 .. E, 719 .. B and 70 .. B series)
GD Single, universally matchable, heavy preload (719 .. D, 70 .. D and 72 .. D series)

Cage

– Cotton fabric reinforced phenolic resin or carbon fibre reinforced PEEK, outer ring centred (no
designation suffix)
MA Machined brass, outer ring centred
TNHA Glass fibre reinforced PEEK, outer ring centred

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HC P4A QBC C
Bearing set – preload

A Extra light preload (719 .. D, 70 .. D and 72 .. D series)

A Light preload (718 .. D, 719 .. E, 70 .. E, 719 .. B and 70 .. B series)
L Light preload – only for matched bearings sets in TBT, TFT, QBT and QFT
arrangements (718 .. D, 719 .. E and 70 .. E series)
B Light preload (719 .. D, 70 .. D and 72 .. D series)
B Moderate preload (718 .. D, 719 .. E, 70 .. E, 719 .. B and 70 .. B series)
M Moderate preload – only for matched bearings sets in TBT, TFT, QBT and QFT
arrangements (718 .. D, 719 .. E and 70 .. E series)
C Moderate preload (719 .. D, 70 .. D and 72 .. D series)
C Heavy preload (718 .. D, 719 .. E, 70 .. E, 719 .. B and 70 .. B series)
F Heavy preload – only for matched bearings sets in TBT, TFT, QBT and QFT
arrangements (718 .. D, 719 .. E and 70 .. E series)
D Heavy preload (719 .. D, 70 .. D and 72 .. D series)
G… Special preload, expressed in daN e.g. G240 (718 .. D, 719 .. D, 70 .. D, 72 .. D,
719 .. E, 70 .. E, 719 ..B and 70 .. B series)

Bearing set arrangement

DB Set of two bearings arranged back-to-back <>

DF Set of two bearings arranged face-to-face ><
DT Set of two bearings arranged in tandem <<
DG Set of two bearings for universal matching
TBT Set of three bearings arranged back-to-back and tandem <>>
TFT Set of three bearings arranged face-to-face and tandem ><<
TT Set of three bearings arranged in tandem <<<
TG Set of three bearings for universal matching
QBC Set of four bearings arranged tandem back-to-back <<>>
QFC Set of four bearings arranged tandem face-to-face >><<
QBT Set of four bearings arranged back-to-back and tandem <>>>
QFT Set of four bearings arranged face-to-face and tandem ><<<
QT Set of four bearings arranged in tandem <<<<
QG Set of four bearings for universal matching
PBC Set of five bearings arranged tandem back-to-back <<>>>
PFC Set of five bearings arranged tandem face-to-face >><<<
PBT Set of five bearings arranged back-to-back and tandem <>>>>
PFT Set of five bearings arranged face-to-face and tandem ><<<<
PT Set of five bearings arranged in tandem <<<<<
PG Set of five bearings for universal matching

Lubrication features

H Two lubrication holes on the non-thrust side of the outer ring

H1 Two lubrication holes on the thrust side of the outer ring
L Annular groove with two lubrication holes on the non-thrust side of the outer
ring and two annular grooves fitted with O-rings in the outer ring
L1 Annular groove with two lubrication holes on the thrust side of the outer ring
and two annular grooves fitted with O-rings in the outer ring

Accuracy

P4 Dimensional and running accuracy in accordance with ISO tolerance class 4

P4A Dimensional accuracy in accordance with ISO tolerance class 4, running
accuracy better than ISO tolerance class 4
P2 Dimensional and running accuracy in accordance with ISO tolerance class 2
PA9A Dimensional and running accuracy in accordance with ISO tolerance class 2

Ball material

– Carbon chromium steel (no designation suffix)

HC Balls made of bearing grade silicon nitride Si3N4 (hybrid bearing)

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bearings
Designation examples

SKF N 1016 KPHA/HC5SP

Manufacturer Designation

SKF N 10 16 K PHA HC5 SP

NTN 5S N 10 16 HS1) T6 K NA P4
FAG HC N 10 16 K PVPA1 SP
KOYO 3NC N 10 16 K C1NA FG P4
NSK N 10 16 RXH2) TP KR CCO P4

1 2
SKF NN 3020 KTN9/SPW33

Manufacturer Designation

SKF NN 30 20 K TN9 SP W33

NTN NN 30 20 HS1) T6 K NA P4
FAG NN 30 20 AS K M SP
KOYO NN 30 20 K W C1NA FG P4
NSK NN 30 20 TB3) KR E44 CC0 P4

SKF NNU 4924 BK/SPW33

Manufacturer Designation
NN 30 NNU 49
NNU 49 24 BK SP W33 3 4
SKF

NTN NNU 49 24 K P4
NNU 49 24 S K M SP SKF super-precision cylindrical roller bearings
FAG
NSK NNU 49 24 MB KR E44 P4 single row (N design) basic design (1), high-
speed design (2), double row (NN design) (3),
double row (NNU design) (4).
1) HS = high speed design
2) RXH identifies heat resistant steel SHX in inner and outer rings, ceramic rollers, outer ring guided PEEK cage
3) cage material PPS (220°)

Colour codes n Tolerance class n Lubrication features

Manu­- Designation Manu- Designation

nn Bearing design facturer ­facturer
nn Dimension series
nn Bearing size
nn Internal design and bore shape SKF SP UP SKF W33
nn Cage
nn Roller material NTN P4 UP NTN •
nn Internal clearance FAG SP UP FAG AS1), S2)
nn Tolerance class KOYO P4 • KOYO W
nn Lubrication features NSK P4 • NSK E44

1) NN series
2) NNU series

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Manu­ Designation Manu­ Designation Manu­ Designation Bore diameter

facturer facturer facturer [mm]

SKF NNU NN N SKF 49 10 30 SKF 1) 1)

NTN NNU NN N NTN 49 10 30 NTN 1) 1)

FAG NNU NN N FAG 49 10 30 FAG 1) 1)
KOYO • NN N KOYO • 10 30 KOYO 1) 1)
NSK NNU NN N NSK 49 10 30 NSK 1) 1)

1) bearingsize from 05 and up x5 (for example 05 = 25 mm

bore diameter)

n Internal design and bore shape n Roller material n Internal clearance

Manu- Tapered Cylindrical Manu­- Steel Ceramic Manu­- Standard Special Special
­facturer bore bore facturer rollers rollers facturer clearance reduced increased
clearance clearance

SKF K – 1) SKF – 1) HC5 SKF – 1) VS019 SPC2

NTN K – 1) NTN – 1) CS NTN C1NA C9NA C2NA

FAG K – 1) FAG – 1) HC FAG – 1) • C2
KOYO K – 1) KOYO – 1) 3NC KOYO C1NA C9NA C2NA
NSK KR – 1) NSK – 1) RXH NSK CC1 CC9 CC2

1) – no designation suffix 1) – no designation suffix 1) – no designation suffix

n Cage (Single row cylindrical roller bearing N design)

Manu­ Brass Polyamide PA66 Glass fibre reinforced PA66 Carbon fibre reinforced PEEK Glass fibre reinforced PA66
facturer roller centred roller centred roller centred outer ring centred outer ring centred

SKF ◼ TN TN9 PHA TNHA

NTN – 1) • • • T6
FAG M1 • • • PVPA1
KOYO FY2) • FG • •
NSK MR • • • •

n Cage (Double row cylindrical roller bearing NN)

Manu­ Brass Polyamide PA66 Glass fibre reinforced PA66 Carbon fibre reinforced PEEK Glass fibre reinforced PEEK
facturer roller centred roller centred roller centred outer ring landed outer ring landed

SKF – 1) TN TN9 ◼ ◼

NTN – 1) • • • T6
FAG M • • • •
KOYO FW3) • FG • •
NSK MB • • TB •

SKF super-precision bearing double row cylindrical roller bearings in the NNU series are available only with
machined brass cage, roller centred (no designation suffix).

1) – no designation suffix
2) FY: integrated machined cage made of copper alloy
3) FW: separable machined cage made of copper alloy

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SKF super-precision cylindrical roller bearings designation system

Examples: N 1016 KPHA/HC5SP N 10 16 K PHA / HC5 SP

NN 3020 KTN9/SPVR521 NN 30 20 K TN9 / SP VR521
NNU 49/500 B/SPC3W33X NNU 49 /500 B / SPC3 W33X

Bearing design

N Single row cylindrical roller bearing

NN Double row cylindrical roller bearing
NNU Double row cylindrical roller bearing

Dimension series

10 In accordance with ISO dimension series 10

30 In accordance with ISO dimension series 30
49 In accordance with ISO dimension series 49

Bearing size

05 (x5) 25 mm bore diameter

to
92 (x5) 460 mm bore diameter
from
/500 Bore diameter uncoded [mm]

Internal design and bore shape

– Cylindrical bore (no designation suffix)

B Modified internal design
K Tapered bore, taper 1:12

Cage

– Machined brass cage, roller centred (no designation suffix)

PHA Carbon fibre reinforced PEEK cage, outer ring centred
TN PA66 cage, roller centred
TN9 Glass fibre reinforced PA66 cage, roller centred
TNHA Glass fibre reinforced PEEK cage, outer ring centred

Roller material

– Carbon chromium steel (no designation suffix)

HC5 Rollers made of bearing grade silicon nitride Si3N4 (hybrid bearing)

Tolerance class and internal clearance

SP Dimensional accuracy in accordance with ISO tolerance class 5, running accuracy in accordance
with ISO tolerance class 4
UP Dimensional accuracy in accordance with ISO tolerance class 4, running accuracy better
than ISO tolerance class 4
– Standard radial internal clearance C1 (no designation suffix)
C2 Radial internal clearance greater than C1
CN Normal radial internal clearance
C3 Radial internal clearance greater than Normal

Other variants

VR521 Bearing supplied with measuring report (standard for NN 30 series bearings with d > 130 mm)
VU001 Inner ring raceway with finish-grinding allowance
W33 Annular groove and three lubrication holes in the outer ring
W33X Annular groove and six lubrication holes in the outer ring

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angular contact thrust ball
bearings

Designation examples Colour codes

SKF BTW 70 CTN9/SPW33
nn Accuracy
Manufacturer Designation nn Bearing series
nn Bearing size
nn Internal design
SKF BTW 70 C TN9 SP W33
nn Cage
nn Preload
NTN 562 0 14 GN P4
nn Ball material
FAG 2344 14 M SP
nn Arrangement
KOYO 2344 14 B FY P4
nn Lubrication features
NSK 70 TAC 20D PN7 C7

SKF BTM 150 AM/P4CDBA

Manufacturer Designation

SKF BTM 150 A M P4C DB A

NTN HTA 0 30 U A L1 DB GL P4L

KOYO ACT 0 30 A DB L FY P4
NSK 150 BAR 10 S DB L P4A
FAG BAX 150 F T P4S DB

1 BTW

BTM
2

SKF super-precision double direction angular

contact thrust ball bearings basic design (BTW
series) (1), high-speed design (BTM series) (2).

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 n Bearing series – contact angle 60° n Bearing series n Balls material
BTW series1) BTM series BTW and BTM series

Manu­facturer Designation Manu­facturer Designation Manu­- Steel Ceramic

facturer ball ball

SKF BTW .. C SKF BTM SKF – 1) HC5

NTN 5620 NTN HTA 0 U NTN – 1) 5S

FAG 2344 FAG BAX FAG – 1) •
KOYO 2347.. B KOYO ACT 0 KOYO – 1) •
NSK TAC20D NSK 10 NSK S H

1) Bearings in the BTW series are dimensionally interchange-

able with bearings in the former 2344(00) and 2347(00)
series. 1) – no designation suffix

n Bearing size n Bearing size

BTW series BTM series

Manu­facturer Designation Bore diameter [mm] Manu­facturer Designation Bore diameter [mm]

SKF 70 70 SKF 150 150

NTN 14 (¥5) 70 mm bore NTN 30 (¥5) 150 mm bore

FAG 14 (¥5) 70 mm bore FAG 150 150
KOYO 14 (¥5) 70 mm bore KOYO 30 (¥5) 150 mm bore
NSK 70 70 NSK 150 150

n Internal design n Internal design – Contact angle

BTW series BTM series

Manu­- small bore large bore Manu­- 30° 40°

facturer diameter type diameter type facturer

SKF – 1) A SKF A B

NTN – 1) M NTN A – 1)
FAG 4 7 FAG F H
KOYO 4 7 KOYO – 1) B
NSK • • NSK BAR BTR

1) – no designation suffix 1) – no designation suffix

n Cage n Cage
BTW series BTM series

Manu­- Brass glass fibre reinforced PA66 Manu­- Brass glass fibre reinforced PA66
facturer ball centred ball centred facturer ball centred ball centred

SKF M TN9 SKF M TN9

NTN – 1) • NTN L1 T2
FAG M • FAG2) • •
KOYO FY • KOYO FY FG
NSK – 1) • NSK – 1) TYN

1) – no designation suffix
1) – no designation suffix 2) laminated fabric, outer ring centered cage, designation suffix T

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n Accuracy n Accuracy
BTW series BTM series

Manu­facturer Designation Manu­facturer Designation

SKF SP SKF P4C

NTN P4 NTN P4L

FAG SP FAG P4S
KOYO P4 KOYO P4
NSK PN7 NSK P4A

n Preload n Preload
BTW series BTM series

Manu­facturer Designation Manu­facturer Light preload Heavy preload Special preload

SKF –1) SKF A B G…

NTN GN NTN GL GM •
FAG –1) FAG L M
KOYO –1) KOYO L M •
NSK C7 NSK L • CP...

1) – no designation suffix

n Arrangement
BTM series

Manu­facturer Designation

SKF DB

NTN DB
FAG DB
KOYO DB
NSK DB

n Lubrication features
BTW series

Manu­facturer Designation

SKF W33

NTN •
FAG •
KOYO •
NSK •

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designation system

Examples: BTW 70 CTN9/SPW33 BTW 70 C TN9 / SP W33

BTM 150 AM/HCP4CDBA BTM 150 A M / HC P4C DB A

Bearing series

BTW Basic design double direction angular contact thrust ball bearing
BTM High-speed design double direction angular contact thrust ball bearing

Bearing size

35 Bore diameter [mm]

to
200

Internal design

A 30° contact angle

B 40° contact angle
C 60° contact angle
A As a second letter after the contact angle information (for BTW series only):
Bearing with a larger bore to to be mounted on the large diameter side of
a cylindrical roller bearing with a tapered bore.

Cage

M Two machined brass cages, snap-type (for BTW series), window-type

(for BTM series), ball centred
TN9 Two glass fibre reinforced PA66 cages, snap-type (for BTW series),
window-type (for BTM series), ball centred

Ball material

– Carbon chromium steel (no designation suffix)

HC Balls made of bearing grade silicon nitride Si3N4 (hybrid bearing)

Accuracy

P4C Dimensional accuracy approximately to ISO tolerance class 4 and running accuracy better than
ISO tolerance class 4 for radial bearings (for BTM series bearings only).
SP Dimensional accuracy approximately to ISO tolerance class 5 and running accuracy better than
ISO tolerance class 4 for thrust bearings (for BTW series bearings only).
UP Dimensional accuracy approximately to ISO tolerance class 4 and running accuracy better than
ISO tolerance class 4 for thrust bearings (for BTW series bearings only).

Lubrication feature (for BTW series bearings only)

W33 Annular groove and three lubrication holes in the housing washer

Arrangement (for BTM series bearings only)

DB Two bearings arranged back-to-back

Preload (for BTM series bearings only)

A Light preload
B Heavy preload
G… Special preload, expressed in daN e.g. G240

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Super-precision angular contact
thrust ball bearings for screw
drives
Designation examples

SKF BSD 3062 CGA-2RZ

Manufacturer Designation

SKF BSD 30 62 C GA 2RZ

NSK 30 TAC 62 B DDG SU C10 PN7B

FAG BSB 030 062 2Z T
NTN BST 30X 62 1B LXL
NACHI 30 TAB 06 U 2NK GM P4
SNFA BS 30 62 S 7 P 62 U M

SKF FBSA 206/QBCA

Manufacturer Designation

SKF FBSA 2 06 QBC A

NSK WBK 30 DBB 31

SNFA BSQU 2 30 TDT 430
IBC BSBU 30 Q C 88 M

Colour codes 2

nn Bearing series
nn Bearing size
nn Design features
nn Execution – Preload
nn Sealing solutions
nn Bearing set arrangement
nn Tolerance class

SKF super-precision angular contact thrust

ball bearings for screw drives single direction
(BSA and BSD series) (1), universally
matchable for mounting as sets (2); cartridge
units with a flanged housing (FBSA series) (3)

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n Bearing series n Bearing size

Manu­ Designation Manu­ Designation Bore diameter [mm]

facturer facturer

SKF BSA 2 BSA 3 BSD FBSA SKF 1) 2) 1) 2)

NSK BSB • TAC WBK .. 31 1) NSK 2) 2)

FAG 7602 7603 BSB • FAG 1) 2) 1) 2)
NTN • • BST • NTN 2) 2)
NACHI • TAB • • NACHI 2) 2)
SNFA BS2 • BS BSDU/BSQU SNFA 2) 2)
IBC • • • BSBU IBC 2) 2)

1) from 04 and up ¥5 (for example 04 = 20 mm bore diameter)

1) WBK = support unit symbol; 31 = serial number 2) bearing size 20 = 20 mm bore diameter, 25 = 25 mm, etc.

n Design features n Execution and preload

Manu- Designation Manu­ Designation

­facturer facturer

SKF C – 1) SKF ◼ A B G…

NSK B – 1) NSK • C10/31 • •

FAG – 1) – 1) FAG L M H •
NTN – 1) – 1) NTN 11B 1B • •
NACHI – 1) – 1) NACHI • M • •
SNFA 62 P SNFA L M F ...daN
IBC Q2) A2) IBC L M H •
IBC D2) B2)
1) – no designation suffix
2) only housing form and execution

n Sealing solutions n Tolerance class

Manu- Designation Manu­ Designation

­facturer facturer

SKF –2RZ –2RS SKF – 1) – 1) ◼ ◼

NSK • DDG NSK PN7B • • •

FAG 2Z 2RS FAG – 1) – 1) • •
NTN • LXL NTN P5 P4 • •
NACHI 2NK 2LR NACHI P5 P4 • •
SNFA S C SNFA 5 7 9 SQ
IBC • • IBC – 1) – 1) • •

1) – no designation suffix

n Bearing set arrangement

Manu- Designation
­facturer

SKF DB DF DT TBT TFT TT QBC QFC QBT QFT QT

NSK DB DF DT DBD DFD DTD DBB DFF DBT DFT DTT

FAG DB DF DT TBT TFT TT QBC QFC QBT QFT QT
NTN DB DF DT DBT DFT • DTBT DTFT • • •
NACHI DB DF DT FFB BFF FFF FFBB BBFF FFFB BFFF •
SNFA DD FF T TD TF 3T TDT TFT 3TD 3TF 4T
IBC – 1) DF DT TBT TFT TT – 1) QFC QBT QFT QT

1) – no designation suffix

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 SKF super-precision angular contact thrust ball bearings for screw drives
designation system

Examples: Single direction bearing – BSA 205 CGB/GMM BSA 2 05 C GB /

Matched set of single direction bearings – BSA 208 C/TFTA BSA 2 08 C /
Double direction bearing – BEAM 030080-2RS/PE BEAM 030080 -2RS
Cartridge unit – FBSA 206 A/QBCA FSBA 2 06 A

Bearing series

BSA 2 Single direction bearing in the 02 ISO dimension series

BSA 3 Single direction bearing in the 03 ISO dimension series
BSD Single direction bearing
BEAS Double direction bearing
BEAM Double direction bearing for bolt mounting
FBSA 2 Cartridge unit with a flanged housing

Bearing size

For single direction bearings in accordance with an ISO dimension series

01 12 mm bore diameter
02 15 mm bore diameter
03 17 mm bore diameter
04 (¥5) 20 mm bore diameter
to
15 (¥5) 75 mm bore diameter

For single direction bearings, not standardized

2047 20 mm bore diameter and 47 mm outside diameter
to
60120 60 mm bore diameter and 120 mm outside diameter

For double direction bearings

008032 8 mm bore diameter and 32 mm outside diameter
to
060145 60 mm bore diameter and 145 mm outside diameter

Design features

C Improved internal design (single direction bearings only)

A Different flange position (cartridge units only)

Single direction bearing – execution and preload

GA Universally matchable, light preload

GB Universally matchable, moderate preload
G… Universally matchable, special preload, expressed in daN e.g. G240

Sealing solutions

-2RS Contact seal on both sides, NBR

-2RZ Non-contact seal on both sides, NBR

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GMM
TFT A
PE
QBC A

Bearing set – preload

A Light preload
B Moderate preload
G… Special preload, expressed in daN e.g. G240

Bearing arrangement

DB Set of two bearings arranged back-to-back <>

DF Set of two bearings arranged face-to-face ><
DT Set of two bearings arranged in tandem <<
TBT Set of three bearings arranged back-to-back and tandem <>>
TFT Set of three bearings arranged face-to-face and tandem ><<
TT Set of three bearings arranged in tandem <<<
QBC Set of four bearings arranged tandem back-to-back <<>>
QFC Set of four bearings arranged tandem face-to-face >><<
QBT Set of four bearings arranged back-to-back and tandem <>>>
QFT Set of four bearings arranged face-to-face and tandem ><<<
QT Set of four bearings arranged in tandem <<<<

Tolerance class

– Dimensional accuracy to ISO tolerance class 4, running accuracy to

ISO tolerance class 2
PE Enlarged diameter tolerance and axial run-out to P5 tolerance class for radial bearing
(BEAM/BEAS series only)

Grease fill

GMM Open single direction bearing filled with standard grease

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