7226-BCBM 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 7226-BCBM model number is decoded

7226 BCBM is SKF's 130 mm-bore single-row angular-contact ball bearing in the 7200 series, nominal 40° (B) contact angle, 130×230×40 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. machined brass cage, ball-centred (suffix M), the choice for high speed, marginal lubrication and shock duty. 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. Envelope 130×230×40 mm (5.118×9.055×1.575 in), 50.0 mm radial section height, C 186 kN, C0 193 kN, Pu 6.1 kN.reference speed 3,400 r/min (thermal) and limiting speed 3,800 r/min (mechanical), catalogue mass 6950 g. Sizing arithmetic on the 130 mm bore: 186 kN C divided by the 50.0 mm radial section height gives 3.7 kN per section millimetre; the 6950 g mass and 3 % Pu/C share frame the light-load floor for the adjusted-life check. Mass and section check: 6950 g inside the 130×230×40 mm outline leaves a 50.0 mm radial section, and the 193 kN static rating is 1.04× the dynamic rating — plan static safety and minimum load against those numbers rather than against sister executions. Speed-ratio note for this exact unit: the reference speed is 3,400 r/min against a 3,800 r/min limiting speed, i.e. a reference-to-limit ratio of 0.89. Non-optimized universal execution: BCBM keeps the earlier internal geometry (no E) with CB Normal-clearance set mounting and a machined brass ball-centred cage; it is stocked for positions built around its established ratings rather than the enhanced E ball complement.

Typical equipment & failure modes

Selection pitfalls — read before you substitute

• Assign interference to the rotating ring — roughly m6 on a 130 mm rotating shaft with an H7 housing — and let the stationary ring slide for axial setting; reverse the logic if the outer ring rotates.
• 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.
• Preload the set against a calculated stand-off dimension — the ground faces of BCBM establish it, but locknut torque, sleeve crush and housing-face squareness each consume part of the allowance.
• Fillet radii must clear the chamfer so the 40 mm-wide ring seats square; an oversized shaft radius creates point contact on the ring face.
• The steep 40° angle of 7226-BCBM 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 BCBM 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.