Tufcot® T100 - Material Grades - Tufcot Engineering Ltd

Tufcot® T100 resin system is our standard grade resin, used in many general bearing applications. This system is provided in 5 different grades, each suited to different industries and types of applications.

Tufcot® T100 is often used in non-critical applications where a lubricant is either not required or recommended, such as an insulator. However, it can be used with the addition of different solid lubricants. This allows the self-lubricating nature of the Tufcot® material to work with the mating parts.

The reason our T100 grade is so effective is because it is able to operate to high temperatures and with a low friction value.

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Tufcot T100® Marine Approved For the Marine Sector

Approved For The Marine Industry

Tufcot is a type approved supplier for our grade T100 Marine material for manufacture of:

Rudder Bearings
Propeller Shaft Bearings
Pintle Bearings
Water Lubricated Stern Tube Bearings
Recognised for BV Mode II Scheme

Tufcot has numerous type approved tube sizes in stock at our production facility and our distributor network worldwide, for urgent same-day delivery.

The Benefits of Type Approval

The main benefits of Type approval are:

Confidence in the Tufcot brand and the Tufcot® material
Test figures allowed the Lloyds approval to be at a maximum pressure of 10N/mm²
Development of our in-house testing facilities to achieve new accreditations in the marine sector and other sectors
A key promotion of the Tufcot brand
Offer a stock list of T100 marine tubes which will be available for same day delivery at an agreed price
Rapid turnaround of marine grade approved tubes to help vessels during dockings

The Importance of Type Approval

Marine classification societies were designed to create benchmarks and guideline standards to assess the materials and parts applied to vessels, ships and aiding equipment.

Classification societies approve plans, examine parts and test materials to verify their structural strength, durability and suitability for application within the marine industry.

Tufcot’s approvals mean that our materials are eligible for supply to all our marine customers.

Tufcot® T100 Marine Tubes

Tufcot is a type approved manufacturer and supplier of Rudder and Rudder Pintle bearings of our T100 Marine grade.

The main benefits are…

Fast response including next day delivery on T100 Marine tubes
Confidence in the Tufcot brand and the Tufcot® material
Test figures allowed the approval to be at a maximum pressure of 10N/mm²
Rapid turnaround of marine grade approved tubes to help vessels during dockings

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T100 Marine Engineering Manual

The T100 Marine Engineering Manual is aimed at providing in-depth information on the Tufcot® T100 Marine composite material that we produce specifically for the marine environment.

The Marine Manual includes information on the following: –

Technical Data Sheet
Freeze Fitting Procedure
Recommended Interference Fits
Operating Clearance
Minimum Wall Thickness
Rudder Bearing Dimension Calculation
Machining Speeds and Feeds
Grooving and Drilling

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Tufcot® T100 Material Grades

Grade	Colour	Application	Properties
T100	White	Water, Oil.	Dimensionally stable bearing material for the use primarily in harmless fluids.
T100G	Dark Grey	Replace existing metallic or non-metallic bearing materials.	Self lubricating version of T100. An inexpensive general purpose hard-wearing material. Tufcot’s standard grade. Tufcot also produces T100GX with extra graphite.
T100M	Light Grey	Replace existing metallic or non-metallic bearing materials.	Self lubricating high performance bearing material.
T100MP	Light Grey	Replace existing metallic or non-metallic bearing materials in the marine sector.	Self lubricating high performance bearing material with low friction. Tufcot’s Marine grade.
T100XPL	Grey/To Order	For use in high slip applications for example wear pads.	Special PTFE layer incorporated in wearing surface which creates a very low co-efficient of friction.

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Tufcot® T100 Key Features

Tufcot’s Standard Grade
Operates to a Maximum Constant Temperature of 100°C

Used in General Bearing Applications
Co-efficient of Friction Value of Approx. 0.2 Against Stainless Steel in Dry Running Conditions

Tufcot® T100G – Typical Applications

The various Tufcot grades of composites are used in a huge range of bushing, bearings and wear pad applications.

Here are just a few examples:

Agriculture – Pivot bearings on heavy duty tractors, combine harvesters, balers, bale handling equipment, pea harvesters, tipper trailers, gang mowers, crop spraying equipment, logging equipment and off highway vehicles
Mechanical Handling – Fork truck mast pivot bearings, retraction chain roller bearing, side shifter bushes, telescopic boom slide pads, straddle carrier slide pads and bushes, walking beam bearing pads, pipe work supports expansion joint pads and sleeves
Food Processing – Bushes, bearings, wear pads and wear strips for food packaging, food handling machinery and bottle handling conveyors
Pharmaceutical – Bushes, bearings, wear pads and wear strips for tablet producing machinery
Hydraulics and Pneumatics- Bearings, bushes, rod rings and piston rings in hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders, spherical eye end bearings, rod end bearings, trunnion mounting bearings, gland bushes, seal backup rings and special wear ring for military equipment

Marine – Deck crane bushes and bearings, king pin bearings, fairlead bearings, anchor sheave bearings, tow pin bushes, capstan bearings, deck winch bearings, stern roller bearings, hatch cover pads, watertight door bushes, stabiliser fin bearings, dredger suction tube pivot bearings. rudder pintle bearings, neck bearings and rudder carrier bearings
Oil, Gas & Mining – Insulation bushes and sleeves to prevent bimetallic corrosion or electrolytic corrosion, BOP system bushes and wear pads, moon pool hatch cover bearings, finger board bearings, roughneck bearings, single point mooring rope sheaves, turret bearings, riser protection system bearings, heave compensator bearings, drill rig bearings, motion damper bushings and lifeboat launch system bearings
Hydro Power – Wicket gate bearings, operating ring guide pads and cylinder eye end bushes, water lubricated turbine main shaft bearings, control ring wear pads and bushes and blade pitch control bearings
Subsea Equipment – Water lubricated bushes, ROV manipulator arm pivot bushes and sub sea anchor chain stopper bushes