Numerical Investigation and Static Structural Analysis of Deep Groove Ball Bearings using ANSYS FEA

This paper provides a numerical investigation of material configurations for deep groove ball bearing. The static structural analysis was numerically modelled using ANSYS 18.2 FEA for deep groove 6210 ball bearing. Successful validation was achieved with theoretical and ANSYS values resulting in good agreement. The 6210 ball bearing is numerically investigated by implementing 4 different materials for respective components and a fixed radial load of 1 kN. The effects of total deformation, shear stress, equivalent Von-Mises stress, and equivalent stain are assessed theoretically and numerically. The adoption of different materials resulted in a hybrid ball bearing, achieving lowest total deformation of 5.6 μm, when compared with benchmark model. It was concluded that hybrid ball bearing incorporating different materials for key respective components studied in this work exhibited significant benefits for the application of deep groove ball bearings for electric drives.