Hi,
I am trying to improve the life of a Connecting rod bearing in a compressor. The Bearing is a Aluminum Tin Copper bearing (79/20/1). The Crank shaft is a hardened nodular iron shaft. I have got the advice that the bearing alloy is not a good choice for an application with a nodular iron...
I recall seeing a chart somewhere for journal bearings with load*speed on the Y and coast down time on X. The chart illustrated how large load and speed that could be managed during coast down at power loss or similar events where the oil supply is interrupted to a journal bearing.
The bearing...