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Glacier DU, DU-B & DP4 material summary

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Features
• Dry bearing material with good wear and
friction performance over a wide range of
loads, speeds and temperature conditions

• DU also performs well with lubrication
Possible Applications
Automotive:
McPherson struts and shock absorbers,
door, bonnet and tailgate hinges, steering
columns, clutches, gearbox selector forks
guides, wiper arms, power steering pumps,
pedal bushes, ABS equipment, etc.

• Available from stock in a wide range of stan-
dard sizes

Structure
Steel + porous bronze sinter + PTFE +
Pb

DU material composition
Industrial:
Lifting equipment, hydraulic pumps and mo-
tors, pneumatic equipment, medical equip-
ment, textile machinery, agricultural equip-
ment, scientific equipment, drying ovens,
office equipment, etc.

Availability
Ex stock:
Standard cylindrical bushes, flanged bush-
es, thrust washers, flanged washers, strip

To order:
Non-standard parts
Features
• Dry bearing material with good wear and
friction performance over a wide range of
load, speed and temperature conditions

• DU-B also performs well with lubrication
• Bronze backing provides improved corro-
sion resistance compared with Glacier DU

Possible Applications
Automotive:
McPherson struts and shock absorbers,
door, bonnet and tailgate hinges, steering
columns, clutches, gearbox selector fork
guides, wiper arms, power steering pumps,
pedal bushes, ABS equipment, etc.

Availability
Ex stock:
Standard cylindrical bushes, flanged bushes
and strip

• Available from stock in a wide range of stan-
dard sizes

• antimagnetic
Structure
Bronze + porous bronze sinter + PTFE +
Pb

Glacier DU-B composition
Industrial:
Lifting equipment, hydraulic pumps and mo-
tors, pneumatic equipment, medical equip-
ment, textile machinery, agricultural equip-
ment, scientific equipment, drying ovens,
office equipment, etc.

To order:
Thrust washers, flanged washers and non-
standard parts

Features
• Lubricated bearing material with good
wear and friction performance over a wide
range of load, speed and temperature con-
ditions

• Glacier DP4 offers improved friction and
wear performance over Glacier DU in lubri-
cated applications

Possible Applications
Automotive:
McPherson struts and shock absorbers, ge-
arbox selector fork guides, wiper arms,
power steering pumps, etc.

• Glacier DP4 also performs well dry under
light duty applications

• Glacier DP4 offers benefits in applications
where corrosion of the lead in DU may
occur

Structure
Steel + porous bronze sinter + PTFE +
CaF2 + fillers

Glacier DP4 composition
Industrial:
Lifting equipment, hydraulic pumps and mo-
tors, pneumatic equipment, medical equip-
ment, textile machinery, agricultural equip-
ment, scientific equipment, drying ovens,
office equipment, etc.

Availability
Ex stock:
Cylindrical bushes
To order:
Flanged bushes, thrust washers, flanged
washers, strip and non-standard parts

To view the technical properties of DU, DU-B and DP4, click here
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