BowMet Bearing Strip from Bowman
Bowman’s BowMet Bearing Strip is manufactured from advanced ToughMet spinodal bronze, a premium copper alloy developed for applications requiring exceptional strength, wear resistance, and durability. Supplied as a high-performance bronze material for machining, BowMet bearing strip provides engineers and manufacturers with a versatile solution for producing custom plain bearings, bushes, thrust washers, wear plates, and other specialist bearing components. Combining outstanding mechanical properties with excellent corrosion resistance, it is an ideal choice where conventional bronze materials cannot deliver the required performance.
Unlike standard bronze alloys, ToughMet spinodal bronze offers one of the highest strength-to-weight ratios of any copper-based bearing material. It provides exceptional resistance to galling, abrasion, fatigue, and shock loading while maintaining excellent dimensional stability under heavy loads. These characteristics make BowMet bearing strip particularly suitable for demanding industries such as mining, marine, construction, aerospace, motorsport, power generation, and heavy industrial engineering.
As a highly machinable bronze strip, BowMet material can be precision machined into complex bearing geometries while maintaining excellent mechanical properties. Bowman’s in-house machining service manufactures custom components in non-standard sizes to suit specific customer requirements, allowing engineers to specify bespoke dimensions, profiles, lubrication features, grooves, oil holes, reliefs, and other application-specific details. Whether producing a single prototype or supporting ongoing production, our engineering team can recommend the most suitable material specification for your application.
BowMet Bearing Strip is widely used as a high performance bronze sheet for manufacturing custom bearing solutions where standard products are unsuitable. It provides an excellent material choice for OEMs and maintenance engineers seeking bronze plate for custom bearings, heavy-duty bushings, wear components, and precision-machined bearing parts. Whether you require a custom heavy duty bronze bushing material, a machinable bronze strip in the UK, or specialist ToughMet bronze material for demanding operating conditions, Bowman combines premium materials with expert machining capabilities to deliver precision-engineered solutions tailored to your exact requirements.
