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Sigh. If I got a lorry and put a lorry wheel on one end of the axle and a bicycle wheel on the other end the load bearing capacity before failure would only be as strong as the bicycle wheel. That is because they are on opposite ends of the shaft.
Also I think you need to look up the difference between static and dynamic load, because it certainly doesn't translate into radial and axial.
Huevos , i think you mix-up radial and axial . Its hard to find the right words in Englisch for me , so i surched for this on Wiki .
Direction of load[edit]
Most bearings are meant for supporting loads perpendicular to axle ("radial loads"). Whether they can also bear axial loads, and if so, how much, depends on the type of bearing. Thrust bearings (commonly found on lazy susans) are specifically designed for axial loads.[8]
For single-row deep-groove ball bearings, SKF's documentation says that maximum axial load is circa 50% of maximum radial load, but it also says that "light" and/or "small" bearings can take axial loads that are 25% of maximum radial load.[8]
For single-row edge-contact ball bearings, axial load can be circa 2 times max radial load, and for cone-bearings maximum axial load is between 1 and 2 times maximum radial load.[8]
Often Conrad style ball bearings will exhibit contact ellipse truncation under axial load. What that means is that either the ID of the outer ring is large enough, or the OD of the inner ring is small enough, so as to reduce the area of contact between the balls and raceway. When this is the case, it can significantly increase the stresses in the bearing, often invalidating general rules of thumb regarding relationships between radial and axial load capacity. With construction types other than Conrad, one can further decrease the outer ring ID and increase the inner ring OD to guard against this.
If both axial and radial loads are present, they can be added vectorially, to result in total load on bearing, which in combination with nominal maximum load can be used to predict lifespan.[8] However, in order to correctly predict the rating life of ball bearings the ISO/TS 16281 should be used with the help of a calculation software.