The main tasks of a cage are:
The selection of different cage materials depends on several aspects: chemical reactions caused by the lubricant; operating temperature of the bearing, and loading of the cage.
This is why we offer you sheet metal cages and brass cages, the latter in different versions:
metal, plastic and hard tissue. The standard deep groove ball bearings have sheet metal cages. For special applications requiring cage materials other than the standard range, please contact our LFD engineers.