Bearing element and method for manufacturing a bearing element

摘要

A bearing element 2, 3 and a method of manufacturing a bearing element are provided. The bearing element 2, 3 comprises a bearing element substrate 4 and a sliding layer 5 applied to a surface of the bearing element substrate. The sliding layer 5 is formed of a sliding layer material. A surface roughness (Ra) of the surface of the bearing element substrate 4 is less than 1µm. The sliding layer material comprises a polymeric material and iron oxide. The sliding layer 5 comprises at least three layers of the sliding layer material. The bearing element 2, 3 may benefit from greater consistency of the thickness of the sliding layer material 5 over the surface of the bearing element substrate 4 and higher resistance to wear compared to known bearing elements.