7218-BECBY 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 7218-BECBY model number is decoded

7218 BECBY is SKF's 90 mm-bore single-row angular-contact ball bearing in the 7200 series, nominal 40° (B) contact angle, 90×160×30 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. stamped brass cage, ball-centred (suffix Y) — lighter than the machined M cage but brass rather than polymer. CB means universally matchable with Normal axial internal clearance: the two side faces are ground so any two units form DB (back-to-back), DF (face-to-face) or DT (tandem) sets without regrinding. BECBY combines the optimized 40° geometry with CB universal clearance and a stamped brass Y cage. Envelope 90×160×30 mm (3.543×6.299×1.181 in), 35.0 mm radial section height, C 116 kN, C0 104 kN, Pu 4 kN.reference speed 5,000 r/min (thermal) and limiting speed 5,000 r/min (mechanical), which coincide for this size, catalogue mass 2300 g. Envelope economics: the 30 mm width over a 35.0 mm section yields 0.86 mm of ring width per section millimetre, and the bearing weighs 2300 g for 116 kN of dynamic capacity — about 20 g per rated kN. Mass and section check: 2300 g inside the 90×160×30 mm outline leaves a 35.0 mm radial section, and the 104 kN static rating is 0.90× the dynamic rating — plan static safety and minimum load against those numbers rather than against sister executions. Bore-to-OD planning: OD 160 over bore 90 is a 1.78× step for this size, and the 30 mm width gives a bore/width ratio of 3.00; use these ratios when housing space around the 90 mm shaft is the first constraint. Cage detail specific to this order number: the Y cage is stamped from brass strip into ball pockets rather than machined from solid, giving a lighter cage assembly and lower centrifugal mass than the M execution; it remains brass (temperature and oil-additive tolerant, unlike PA66) but is the formed-cage design, and the machined-brass BECBM order number remains the choice for severe shock or marginal lubrication.

Typical equipment & failure modes

Selection pitfalls — read before you substitute

• Mount by induction-heating the inner ring to max 120 °C; driving the bearing home through the outer ring or balls brinells the asymmetric raceway.
• Mount by induction-heating the inner ring to max 120 °C; driving the bearing home through the outer ring or balls brinells the asymmetric raceway.
• DB pairs give the highest moment stiffness, DF pairs tolerate misalignment and thermal expansion better, DT shares heavy one-direction thrust; choose from the shaft thermal calculation rather than by habit.
• At 90 mm bore the k5 seat assumes a steel shaft and housing; aluminium housings grow faster with temperature, so re-check the outer-ring setting when the case is non-ferrous.
• The steep 40° angle of 7218-BECBY 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.
• Universally matchable BECBY bearings arrive ready for set mounting, not preloaded sets: preload results from how the set is clamped, so follow the SKF stand-off-ring and nut-torque procedure.