摘要 |
Provided is a sintered bearing (1) obtained by molding raw material powders containing graphite powder and metal powder in a mold, followed by sintering, in which: the graphite powder to be used includes granulated graphite powder; and a ratio of free graphite in a bearing surface (1a) of the sintered bearing is set to from 25% to 80% in terms of an area ratio. An average grain size of the granulated graphite powder is set to from 60 µm to 500 µm. A blending ratio of the granulated graphite powder in the raw material powders is set to from 3 wt% to 15 wt%. |