7204-BEP bearing: complete specifications & equivalents

Specification table

Source: catalog reference (SKF PUB BU/P1 17000/1 EN (Oct 2018)) · extracted 2026-09-27

Parameters extracted from the official SKF Rolling Bearings catalogue (SKF PUB BU/P1 17000/1 EN (Oct 2018)); SKF® and SKF Explorer® are trademarks of AB SKF, used here for identification only — mpnbase is not an authorized SKF distributor. Boundary dimensions are ISO 15 interchangeable; current production values may differ, verify at skf.com.

Cross references & equivalents

Interchange levels: full standard interchange · partial verify parameters · verify manual confirmation required. Links resolve to the equivalent model's specification page where available.

How the 7204-BEP model number is decoded

7204 BEP is SKF's 20 mm-bore single-row angular-contact ball bearing in the 7200 series, nominal 40° (B) contact angle, 20×47×14 mm to the ISO dimension plan. 40° contact angle (suffix B): the steep standard single-row angle, giving the highest axial capacity at the cost of speed, with a recommended load ratio Fa/Fr ≥ 1. E marks the optimized internal design with an enhanced ball complement and race geometry. glass-fibre reinforced PA66 cage, ball-centred (suffix P), with a 120 °C continuous-temperature ceiling. The plain BEP is a basic single bearing: its faces are not ground for universal matching, so defined pairs require the BECBP execution rather than two arbitrary BEP units.. Envelope 20×47×14 mm (0.787×1.85×0.551 in), 13.5 mm radial section height, C 13.3 kN, C0 7.65 kN, Pu 0.325 kN.reference speed 19,000 r/min (thermal) and limiting speed 18,000 r/min (mechanical), catalogue mass 110 g. The 0.325 kN fatigue load limit is the equivalent-load floor for long-life adjustment; with 13.3/7.65 kN ratings and 110 g mass this execution carries about 0.67 kN of C per millimetre of bore. Sizing arithmetic on the 20 mm bore: 13.3 kN C divided by the 13.5 mm radial section height gives 1.0 kN per section millimetre; the 110 g mass and 2 % Pu/C share frame the light-load floor for the adjusted-life check. Bore-to-OD planning: OD 47 over bore 20 is a 2.35× step for this size, and the 14 mm width gives a bore/width ratio of 1.43; use these ratios when housing space around the 20 mm shaft is the first constraint. Basic polymer-cage execution: BEP is delivered as an individual open bearing with the 40-degree optimized internals and a glass-fibre PA66 ball-centred cage; it is not ground on the side faces for arbitrary pairing, so a reversing-thrust position should order BECBP for a set rather than mounting two unmatched BEP units.

Typical equipment & failure modes

Selection pitfalls — read before you substitute

• One 7204-BEP locates the shaft in one axial direction only; reversing-thrust positions need a DB or DF pair — or a double-row bearing — with preload set from the load diagram, never from assembly feel.
• One 7204-BEP locates the shaft in one axial direction only; reversing-thrust positions need a DB or DF pair — or a double-row bearing — with preload set from the load diagram, never from assembly feel.
• Reference and limiting speeds are different ceilings: design to both, and remember preload and oil/air cooling move the real thermal limit far from the catalogue reference value.
• Greased positions should fill roughly 25–35 % of the free volume on a 7204-BEP of this section and route the surplus past the outer ring; overpacking churns the grease and reproduces the thermal preload problem mechanically.
• The steep 40° angle of 7204-BEP favours thrust-heavy combined loads; for a predominantly radial high-speed position the 25° ACCBM execution of the same size is the alternative order number.
• Catalogue ratings are SKF PUB BU/P1 17000 figures for 7204 BEP as the single basic pa66 execution; the other order numbers of the 7204 size are different products and may carry different ratings — always quote the full designation when purchasing.