MSDS
Grease and Oil
Plain Bearings
Ball Bearings
Roller and Thrust Bearings
100

This is the frequency that one is allowed to look for information on an MSDS.

What is at any time?

100

Lubrication is needed to reduce this. 

What is friction?

100

These are the three general types of plain bearings.

What are axial, radial, and guide?

100

This is the most common type of ball bearing.

What is a single deep groove radial bearing?

100

This type of ball bearing has rings parallel to each other instead of one inside the other.

What is a ball thrust bearing?

200

This section of an MSDS is where you will find information about the stability of a chemical.

What is the Stability and Reactivity section?

200

Grease is this type of lubricant.

What is a semisolid?

200

One disadvantage of plain bearings is higher friction, which causes this.

What is higher power consumption?

200

Sealed bearings serve these two purposes.

What are keeping foreign materials out and keeping lubricants in?

200

This roller bearing can carry the most force in the least amount of space.

What is a needle bearing?

300

The lowest temperature at which a material will ignite is in this section of the MSDS.

What is the Fire Fighting Measures section?

300

This is the most common thickening agent used in grease.

What is soap?

300

One advantage of babbitt metal in bearings is its ability to do this.

What is absorb and retain lubricant?

300

Spherical race ball bearings are also called this.

What are self-aligning bearings?

300

This type of roller bearing has rollers tapered on both ends.

What is a spherical roller bearing?

400

This section of an MSDS is where you will find the telephone number of the party who prepared the
MSDS.

What is the Chemical Product and Company Identification?

400

Extreme-pressure (EP) additives, also called film-strength additives, strengthen the oil used to
protect metal surfaces from this.

What are heavy loads?

400

Multiple groove bearings are commonly used when this is needed.

What is an increased oil supply?

400

Angular contact bearings are sometimes used back to back in pairs to handle this.

What are axial loads in both directions?

400

This type of thrust bearing must be run in an oil bath.

What is a flat plate thrust bearing?

500

An MSDS may provide technical information for this many chemical hazard(s).

What is one?

500

Boundary lubrication usually occurs during this phase of machinery operation.

What is start up?

500

Elliptical bearings are used in this situation.

What is high-speed, low-load?

500

Shallow groove ball bearings are designed to be used with these types of loads.

What are radial loads?

500

Tilting pad bearings are often used for this type of load.

What are heavy loads?