Some of the important properties to lookout for in the material for sliding contact bearings are as follows:

☛ > Compressive Strength: In order to prevent the permanent deformation and intrusion of the bearing the material selected should be possess a high compressive strength to bear the max bearing pressure.

☛ > Fatigue Strength: the material selected for the bearing should be able to withstand loads without any surface fatigue cracks getting created. This is only possible if the material has a high level of fatigue strength.

☛ > Comfortability: The material should be able to adjust or accommodate bearing inaccuracies and deflections without much wear and heating.

☛ > Embeddability: The material should allow the embedding of small particles without effecting the material of the journal.

☛ > Bondability: The bearings may be created by bringing together ( bonding ) multiple layers of the material. Due to the above reason the bondability of the material should be sufficiently high.

☛ > Thermal conductivity and corrosion resistance: Thermal conductivity is an essential property for bearing materials as it can help in quickly dissipating the generated heat. Also the material should have a level of corrosion resistance against the lubricant.