System of Measurement
Bore Dia
Bore Dia
0.0781"
0.0937"
0.09375"
0.125"
0.1562"
0.15625"
0.187"
0.1875"
0.25"
0.3125"
0.3215"
0.375"
0.4375"
0.5"
0.5625"
0.625"
0.75"
0.875"
1"
1.125"
1.25"
1.3125"
1.375"
1.5"
1.625"
1.75"
2"
2.25"
2.5"
2.75"
3"
3.5"
4"
4.5"
7"
1 mm
1.5 mm
2 mm
2.5 mm
3 mm
3.175 mm
3.5 mm
4 mm
5 mm
6 mm
7 mm
8 mm
9 mm
10 mm
11 mm
11.5 mm
11.9 mm
12 mm
12.7 mm
13 mm
14 mm
14.2 mm
14.5 mm
15 mm
15.875 mm
16 mm
17 mm
18 mm
19 mm
20 mm
21.5 mm
22 mm
24 mm
25 mm
28 mm
30 mm
32 mm
35 mm
40 mm
45 mm
50 mm
55 mm
60 mm
65 mm
69.85 mm
70 mm
75 mm
80 mm
85 mm
88.9 mm
90 mm
95 mm
100 mm
105 mm
110 mm
120 mm
130 mm
140 mm
150 mm
160 mm
170 mm
180 mm
190 mm
200 mm
220 mm
240 mm
260 mm
280 mm
300 mm
320 mm
330 mm
340 mm
360 mm
380 mm
400 mm
420 mm
440 mm
460 mm
480 mm
500 mm
530 mm
560 mm
600 mm
630 mm
650 mm
670 mm
710 mm
750 mm
760 mm
800 mm
850 mm
900 mm
950 mm
1000 mm
1060 mm
1120 mm
1180 mm
1380 mm
1400 mm
Outer Dia
Outer Dia
0.1875"
0.25"
0.312"
0.3125"
0.375"
0.5"
0.625"
0.6875"
0.75"
0.875"
0.9062"
1"
1.125"
1.1875"
1.3125"
1.375"
1.5625"
1.625"
1.75"
1.8125"
1.875"
2"
2.125"
2.25"
2.5"
2.5625"
2.625"
2.75"
2.8125"
3"
3.125"
3.25"
3.5"
3.75"
4"
4.25"
4.5"
5"
5.5"
5.75"
6.25"
6.5"
7"
8.125"
8.5"
9.375"
19"
4 mm
5 mm
6 mm
7 mm
8 mm
9 mm
10 mm
11 mm
12 mm
13 mm
14 mm
15 mm
16 mm
17 mm
18 mm
19 mm
20 mm
21 mm
21.4 mm
22 mm
23 mm
24 mm
25 mm
25.3 mm
25.4 mm
25.8 mm
26 mm
27 mm
28 mm
30 mm
30.5 mm
31 mm
32 mm
35 mm
37 mm
39 mm
40 mm
42 mm
44 mm
47 mm
50 mm
52 mm
55 mm
56 mm
58 mm
60 mm
62 mm
65 mm
68 mm
70 mm
72 mm
73 mm
75 mm
78 mm
80 mm
85 mm
90 mm
95 mm
100 mm
105 mm
110 mm
115 mm
120 mm
125 mm
130 mm
135 mm
140 mm
145 mm
150 mm
155 mm
158.75 mm
160 mm
165 mm
165.1 mm
170 mm
175 mm
180 mm
190 mm
200 mm
210 mm
215 mm
220 mm
225 mm
230 mm
240 mm
250 mm
260 mm
265 mm
270 mm
280 mm
290 mm
300 mm
310 mm
320 mm
340 mm
350 mm
360 mm
380 mm
400 mm
420 mm
440 mm
460 mm
480 mm
500 mm
520 mm
540 mm
560 mm
580 mm
600 mm
610 mm
620 mm
640 mm
650 mm
670 mm
680 mm
700 mm
710 mm
720 mm
730 mm
750 mm
760 mm
780 mm
800 mm
820 mm
850 mm
870 mm
900 mm
920 mm
950 mm
980 mm
1000 mm
1030 mm
1060 mm
1080 mm
1090 mm
1120 mm
1150 mm
1180 mm
1220 mm
1250 mm
1280 mm
1320 mm
1360 mm
1400 mm
1500 mm
1535 mm
1630 mm
Width
Width
0.0625"
0.0937"
0.1094"
0.125"
0.1406"
0.156"
0.1562"
0.1719"
0.1875"
0.196"
0.218"
0.2187"
0.2188"
0.226"
0.25"
0.2812"
0.3125"
0.3437"
0.3438"
0.375"
0.4331"
0.4375"
0.5"
0.5625"
0.625"
0.6875"
0.75"
0.8125"
0.875"
0.9375"
1.0625"
1.125"
1.25"
1.375"
1.5625"
1.75"
2"
6"
1.2 mm
1.5 mm
1.6 mm
1.8 mm
2 mm
2.3 mm
2.5 mm
2.6 mm
2.8 mm
3 mm
3.5 mm
4 mm
4.5 mm
5 mm
5.3 mm
5.5 mm
6 mm
6.3 mm
6.35 mm
7 mm
8 mm
9 mm
10 mm
11 mm
11.4 mm
12 mm
13 mm
13.2 mm
13.3 mm
14 mm
14.7 mm
15 mm
15.9 mm
16 mm
16.7 mm
17 mm
17.5 mm
17.8 mm
18 mm
19 mm
19.9 mm
20 mm
20.3 mm
20.6 mm
21 mm
21.3 mm
22 mm
22.2 mm
22.6 mm
23 mm
23.5 mm
23.8 mm
24 mm
25 mm
25.4 mm
25.6 mm
26 mm
27 mm
27.3 mm
28 mm
28.3 mm
28.5 mm
28.575 mm
28.7 mm
29 mm
29.5 mm
30 mm
30.1 mm
30.2 mm
31 mm
32 mm
33 mm
33.1 mm
33.3 mm
34 mm
34.3 mm
34.9 mm
34.925 mm
35 mm
36 mm
36.5 mm
37 mm
37.8 mm
38 mm
38.1 mm
38.2 mm
38.3 mm
38.5 mm
39 mm
39.3 mm
39.4 mm
39.6 mm
39.7 mm
40 mm
40.2 mm
40.9 mm
41 mm
41.3 mm
42 mm
43 mm
44 mm
44.2 mm
44.4 mm
45 mm
45.6 mm
46 mm
47 mm
47.2 mm
47.6 mm
47.9 mm
48 mm
48.1 mm
48.6 mm
49 mm
49.2 mm
49.6 mm
50 mm
50.5 mm
51 mm
52 mm
52.4 mm
53 mm
53.1 mm
54 mm
54.1 mm
54.6 mm
55 mm
55.6 mm
56 mm
56.2 mm
57 mm
58 mm
58.7 mm
59 mm
59.2 mm
60 mm
60.3 mm
62 mm
63 mm
63.5 mm
63.6 mm
64 mm
64.7 mm
65 mm
66 mm
67 mm
67.2 mm
68 mm
68.3 mm
69 mm
69.8 mm
70 mm
70.7 mm
72 mm
73 mm
74 mm
74.1 mm
75 mm
76 mm
77 mm
77.8 mm
78 mm
78.9 mm
79 mm
80 mm
81 mm
81.2 mm
82 mm
82.6 mm
83.2 mm
84 mm
85 mm
87 mm
88 mm
89 mm
90 mm
92 mm
92.1 mm
93 mm
94 mm
95 mm
95.2 mm
96 mm
97 mm
99 mm
100 mm
102 mm
103 mm
104 mm
105 mm
106 mm
107 mm
109 mm
110 mm
112 mm
114 mm
115 mm
118 mm
120 mm
126 mm
128 mm
128.5 mm
130 mm
135 mm
136 mm
138 mm
140 mm
150 mm
152 mm
155 mm
159.9 mm
160 mm
165 mm
170 mm
175 mm
180 mm
195 mm
Product Categories / Ceramic Bearings

Ceramic Bearings

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Full Ceramic Bearings

Ceramic Ball Bearings
Full ceramic ball bearings constructed entirely of ceramic material. Inner/outer races and balls are made of either Silicon Nitride (Si3N4), Zirconium Oxide (ZrO2) or Silicon carbide (SiC).
Ceramic Angular Contact Ball Bearings
Ceramic angular contact ball bearing are designed for applications operating in extreme special environments where conventional bearings are not suitable for.
Ceramic Thrust Ball Bearings
Ceramic thrust ball bearing constructed entirely of ceramic material. Inner/outer races and balls are made of either Silicon Nitride (Si3N4), Zirconium Oxide (ZrO2) or Silicon carbide (SiC). Configurations retainers can be made of composite materials such as PEEK, PTFE or full complement versions
Ceramic Self Aligning Ball Bearings
Ceramic self aligning ball bearings have high temperature resistance, low cold resistance, high-pressure resistance and corrosion resistance, but have no magnetism and power insulation and oil lubrication.
Ceramic Insert Bearings
Ceramic Insert Bearings has high temperature resistance, cold resistance, wear resistance, corrosion resistance, no magnetoelectricity insulation, oil free self lubricating, high speed characteristics, can be used in the extreme bad environment and special condition.
Ceramic Tapered Roller Bearings
Ceramic taper roller bearing refers to radial thrust roller bearing with cylindrical roller.It belongs to the separation type bearing, the bearing inner and outer ring have conical raceway.
Ceramic Cylindrical Roller Bearings
Ceramic cylinder roller bearings are made with a single row, two rows, or multi-rows of rolling elements.The cylindrical roller bearings have line contact between the rollers and raceway, therefore radial load capability is high, making this bearing superior in regards to its ability to withstand he.
Ceramic Flanged Ball Bearings
Flange ceramic bearing can help fix position better. We could provide all series flange ceramic ball bearing range from inner diameter 2mm to inner diameter 480mm.

Hybrid Ceramic Bearings

Hybrid Ceramic Bearings
Hybrid ceramic bearings use steel rings and ceramic (usually silicon nitride) balls. Range in bore diameters from 1 mm to 180 mm.

Ceramic Balls And Ceramic Components

Ceramic Components
LILY CERAMIC is able to offer a wide variety of advanced structure ceramic produce by materials such as Silicon nitride (Si3N4), Zirconia (ZRO2), Alumina (Al2O3) and Silicon carbide (SIC).
Ceramic Balls
LILY Bearing provide a wide range of ceramic ball options across a variety of sizes. Material options include Silicon nitride (Si3N4), Zirconia (ZRO2), Alumina (Al2O3) and Silicon carbide (SIC) from 0.4mm to just over 115mm in diameter with the most common sizes in between.

With reduced friction, lower rolling resistance, and superior performance, ceramic bearings are a testament to advancements made in bearing technology. The use of ceramic materials like silicon nitride (Si3N4) and zirconia (ZrO2) offer better durability, high-speed performance, and greater resistance to extreme temperatures, corrosion, and more.

 

What are Ceramic Bearings?

Ceramic bearings are simply bearings that feature ceramic materials, like silicon nitride and zirconia, in either the bearing races, the rolling elements (balls or rollers), or both. Ceramic bearings are designed to offer superior performance and durability in demanding applications, where traditional steel bearings might not be suitable. There are two kinds of ceramic bearings — full ceramic bearings and hybrid ceramic bearings.

 

Features of Ceramic Bearings

Ceramic ball bearings are a premium option for many industries because they offer benefits and features that other materials cannot match, including:

  • Superior Hardness: Ceramic is significantly harder than steel, offering enhanced wear resistance and a longer service life.
  • Lightweight: The lower density of ceramic materials makes them lighter than steel, decreasing the overall weight of the bearing and enabling higher rotational speeds.
  • Corrosion Resistant: Ceramic materials are more resistant to corrosion, making these bearings perfect for harsh environments exposed to moisture and chemicals.
  • High Temperatures: Ceramic bearings can endure heat without compromising their structural integrity.
  • Reduced Friction: The smoothness of ceramic leads to lower friction, minimizing heat generation and energy loss during use.
  • Electrical Insulation: Ceramic materials are non-conductive, which means they act as an insulator against electrical and magnetic interference.

 

Ceramic Bearings by Material

Zirconia (ZrO2) Ceramic Bearings:

  • High strength and toughness
  • Excellent wear and corrosion resistance
  • Suitable for chemical and medical applications

Silicon Carbide (SiC) Ceramic Bearings:

  • Extreme hardness
  • High temperature resistance
  • Ideal for aerospace and heavy industrial use

Silicon Nitride (Si3N4) Ceramic Bearings:

  • Lightweight and strong
  • Low thermal expansion
  • Best for high-speed, high-temperature applications

 

Full Ceramic vs. Hybrid Ceramic Bearings 

While every component of a full ceramic bearing is made from 100% ceramic materials — inner and outer races, ceramic balls, and spacers — hybrid ceramic bearings are made with a combination of ceramic and steel. Hybrid options help manufacturers strike a balance between performance and cost.

 

Ceramic Bearings vs. Ceramic Ball Bearings

Though they seem identical, "ceramic bearings" encompass any type of bearing that incorporates ceramic elements. In contrast, “ceramic ball bearings” specifically denote bearings that use ceramic balls as the rolling elements. To provide further clarification, all ceramic ball bearings fall under the category of ceramic bearings, but not all ceramic bearings are ceramic ball bearings.

 

What are Ceramic Bearings Used For?

Due to their incredible performance, there are countless applications for ceramic bearings. Including but not limited to:

 

High-Speed Machinery

Ceramic bearings are ideal for high-speed applications due to their low friction and lightweight design. They are commonly used in performance racing vehicles, enhancing speed and efficiency. In spinners and skateboard wheels, they provide smooth and fast rotations. In laboratory equipment, such as centrifuges and high-speed mixers, they ensure precise and reliable performance.

 

Corrosion-Resistant Applications

In the medical field, they are used in surgical tools and diagnostic equipment that require sterile and non-reactive components. In the aerospace industry, they are essential for parts exposed to harsh atmospheric conditions. In transportation, they withstand exposure to road salts and chemicals, ensuring long-lasting performance in vehicles and other transport systems.

 

High and Low Temperatures

Ceramic bearings maintain their integrity and performance across a wide range of temperatures. They are highly effective in high-temperature environments, such as furnaces and industrial ovens, where traditional bearings would fail. Conversely, in cryogenic applications and extremely low-temperature settings, they remain reliable and functional, making them suitable for use in scientific research and space exploration.

 

Consumer Technology

In high-precision motors, such as those found in hard drives and cooling fans, they enhance operational efficiency and lifespan. In flow meters, they provide accurate measurements and reliable performance. Even inline skates benefit from the smoothness and speed of ceramic bearings, making them a favorite among enthusiasts and professionals.

 

Automotive and Robotics

In the automotive industry, ceramic bearings are used in wheel hubs and bottom brackets due to their ability to handle high loads and reduce friction, leading to better fuel efficiency and vehicle performance. In robotics, their precision and durability are crucial for components that require high accuracy and longevity, such as robotic arms and automated systems.

 

Are Ceramic Bearings Worth It?

There are many notable benefits and advantages to ceramic bearings. That includes friction reduction, higher speeds, and enhanced durability, which can all outweigh potential drawbacks (i.e., initial costs). Ceramic bearings will undoubtedly incur greater costs in the short term. However, the long-term benefits can help you save money, produce faster, and increase operational efficiency across the board.

 

Are Ceramic Bearings Better Than Steel?

The choice between ceramic and stainless steel bearings is a matter of project type, application, environment, and budget. Since ceramic bearings offer higher speeds, durability, heat resistance, and enhanced performance in harsh environments, they’re generally considered better than steel bearings.

However, steel bearings are cost effective, and may be more ideal in some circumstances, like those involving higher loads, lower speeds, and moderate environments.

 

Choosing the Right Ceramic Bearing

We offer many types of ceramic bearings to fit your project needs. Whether it’s for high-speed machinery, robotics, or another application, below are some of the ceramic bearing options we offer at LILY Bearing.

 

Ceramic ball bearings

Ceramic angular contact ball bearings

Ceramic thrust ball bearings

Ceramic self-aligning ball bearings

Ceramic insert bearings

Ceramic tapered roller bearings

Ceramic cylindrical roller bearings

Ceramic flanged ball bearings

Hybrid ceramic bearings

Ceramic components

Ceramic balls

 

Maintenance and Care Tips

One of the best things about ceramic bearings is they require far less maintenance than most steel bearings, but that doesn’t mean they’re totally hands off. Generally, they require regular inspections and lubrication for ideal performance. Further, it’s best to avoid exposure to harsh chemicals and ensure they're operating in an environment that’s clean to prevent material contamination.

 

Why to Choose LILY Bearing for Your Ceramic Bearings

With more than 20 years of industry experience, LILY Bearing offers a wide selection of high-quality ceramic bearings, including both full and hybrid ceramic options. We offer tailored technical solutions, competitive pricing, and comprehensive support to ensure superior performance and reliability.

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