Graphite-metal bearings can handle harsh environments that toast liquid-lubricated types. Agrease-filled ball bearing on an oven-door latch seizes and keeps the door from latching. It turns out the ...
Graphite/metal alloy bearings handle harsh environments that lubricated bearings can’t. For example, a grease-filled ball bearing was used on an oven-door latch—but in tests, the bearing seized and ...