Ceramic Bearings Vs Steel Skateboard

The first thing that strikes the eye when looking at bicycle bearings is the difference in price between steel bearings and hybrid ceramic bearings.

Ceramic bearings vs steel skateboard.

A ceramic bearing is also harder than steel bearings up to 30 which improves durability and they also don t rust so less maintenance should be required. They reduce the rolling resistance on the wheels hence increase the precision for the balls inside and make the wheel roll faster. Performance benefits of ceramic bearings. They use ceramic balls and usually a steel inner and outer race.

Ceramic bearings vs steel bearings ceramic materials offer superior corrosion and heat resistance higher dimensional stability and lower density which facilitates high speed. Surprisingly we did learn a. The ceramic balls are often silicon nitride or equivalent. Well actually we just had a lot of fun spinning bearings all day.

The ceramic balls are lighter and roll better at least 3 times compared to steel balls. Ceramic bearings are in actual fact hybrid. Since they are also heat resistant they expand less and create less friction at faster speeds. This is mostly due to the additional time spent to perfect a quality ceramic ball.

Ceramic bearings are harder than steel and deform less when pressure is applied to them. Steel bearings are commodity items that are composed of hardened steel balls and a steel inner and outer race. Another benefit is that they do not rust when exposed to moisture making them great for cruisers and rain boards. It takes weeks for a kogel ball to sit in a tumbler and be.

Cost of purchase for ceramic and steel bearings. Most sealed ceramic bearings are actually hybrid ceramic bearings which combine a steel race with ceramic ball bearings. Ceramics are generally excellent bearings but they are relatively expensive and not necessarily better than their steel counterparts. Devaskation puts both ceramic and steel bearings to the test.

An eight pack of premium ceramic skateboard bearings along with 4 bearing spacers will set you back 130 as compared to 30 for steel bearings.