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6 mm Frictionless Air Bushing

6 mm Frictionless Air Bushing

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Access free engineering calculators for load capacity, stiffness, air consumption, motor sizing, preload analysis, and other air bearing design tools.

Performance Note: Load, stiffness, flow rate, and moment values are based on testing at 60 PSI supply pressure. Actual performance may vary depending on shaft quality, mounting method, air supply stability, and application conditions.


Title

Specifications

Size

6 mm ID

Part Number 

OAV006MB

Housing Material/ Finish

7075 Aircraft Quality Aluminum/Mil Spec Hard Anodize

Input Pressure

20 – 100 PSI (0.14 – 0.69 MPa)

Porous Material

Carbon

Pressure Port Threads

M3 x 0.5

Lifetime

Infinite

Radial Load Max

12.4 N (2.8 lbs)

Radial Stiffness

2 N/μm (0.01 lbs/μin)

Pitch Moment Max

0.013 N-m (.125 lbs-in)

Bushing Inside Diameter (ID)

6.018 mm + .005/-.000

Bushing Outside Diameter (OD)

16.10 mm + .13/-.00

Bushing Length

31.75 mm

Bushing Weight

8.6 g

Recommended Shaft Outside Diameter (OD)

6.00 mm + .00/-.02 (g6)

Flow Rate

2.84 SCFH

Housing Bore Size O- Ring Method

16.790 mm + .127/-.000

Housing Bore Size Light Press Fit Method

16.125 mm + .000/-.025


recommended with

Stainless steel shaft

Shaft

Part # OAV06MMSHAFT

Our standard shafts have a surface finish better than 16 RMS and .0007 tolerance.

Nitrile o-rings

O-Ring

Part # OAV0250RG

The O-Rings meet MIL-R-83248C and ASTM D2000/SAE J200. They offer excellent resistance to temperature ranges from -15°F to +400°F. A75 hardness. Color is black.

Mounting block

Mounting Block

Part # MBi0250

Aluminum Mounting Blocks for imperial and metric frictionless air bushings. Made from aircraft quality aluminum and anodized with Mil spec. for ultimate quality.

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