Bushing(Plain Bearings) load calculations

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malek340

I have no idea how to calculate the bushing load which is stated in catalogues in unit N/mm^2 and KgF/cm^2. Anyone knows how?

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Mech_Engineer

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It's just force/area. Take the force the bushing has to support (Newtons), and divide by the bushing's area in mm^2.

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