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SUPERFLEX
Super Elastic Coupling

The Guardian SUPERFLEX Coupling consists of two cast iron (GGG40) hubs, a super elastic flexible rubber element of 55° shore "A" hardness, and bolts with self locking nuts required for assembly.

The rubber elements are provided with an outer metallic band that is to be removed after mounting. This allows the rubber to expand from its original pre-stressed condition. As a result of this, the allowable torsional load of the rubber element is influenced favorably, i.e., a lower tensile stress and a higher permissible vibratory torque load.

The SUPERFLEX Coupling has been used world-wide on a variety of applications including light towers, gen-sets, compressors, welding sets and other construction machinery with large driven inertias.

SUPERFLEX

SERVICE FACTORS

  Electric motor or engine with 4 or more cylinders Engine with 2-3 cylinders Single-cylinder engine
Light duty
(e.g. conveyer belts)
1.0 1.3 1.7
Medium duty
(e.g. washing machines)
1.3 1.7 2.0
Heavy Duty
(e.g. dredging engines)
1.7 2.0 2.3
Extra Heavy
(e.g. hammer mills)
2.0 2.3 2.7

MISALIGNMENT CAPABILITY

 Torsional Angle Axial Displacement Radial Displacement Angular Displacement
nom. 8º
max. 20º
nom. .125-.379
max. .250-.785
nom. .040-.080
max. .080-.156
nom. 2-3º
max. 4-6º
Misalignment Capabilities

SUPERFLEX Super Elastic Coupling

DIMENSIONS

   SF-4  SF-8  SF-16  SF-27  SF-55  SF-80  SF-120  SF-240
TKN
TKmax
nmax
nom. torque
max. torque
max. speed
IN# IN# RPM 384 885 9,000 708 1,770 7,500 1,416 3,540 6,500 2,390 6,549 5,000 4,868 12,213 4,000 7,080 17,258 3,500 10,620 26,108 3,000 21,240 52,215
2,000
dmax max. bore IN 1.102 1.378 1.654 2.362 2.952 3.346 3.740 5.118
 D DIME NSIONAL DATA IN  4.173 5.276 5.945 7.520 9.449 10.236 10.157 13.228
 D1 IN 2.559 3.346 3.937 5.197 6.693 7.323 8.268 11.024
 D2 IN 1.575 2.047 2.520 3.521 4.331 5.039 5.709 7.874
 D3 IN 3.583 4.646 5.591 7.126 9.213 10.000 11.063 14.961
 L IN 3.976 4.567 5.827 6.181 8.189 10.197 11.811 14.961
 L1 IN 1.437 1.654 2.007 2.106 2.874 3.760 4.370 5.512
 N1 IN -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.543 4.646
 L2 IN 1.102 1.260 1.811 1.969 2.441 2.677 3.071 3.937
 L3 IN .453 .453 .531 .551 .787 1.063 1.102 1.260
 M weight  #  4.41 6.62 11.00 24.25 48.50 70.56 92.61 187.43
 J mass mom. of inertia  # IN SEC2  .023 .053 .106 .319 1.142 1.690 1.903 6.859
 CTdyn  dyn, torsional stiffness  IN #/
RAD
 2,522 5,045 10,089 18,762 38,055 60,446 127,440 469,935
 bolts, DIN 912 (8.8) 6 x
M8x60
6 x
M10x55
6 x
M12x75
6 x
M14x80
6 x
M20x110
6 x
M20x120
8 x
M20x130
8 x
M27x160
tightening torque-bolts  FT# 19 37 59 96 295 295 295 738

NOTE: IN# / 8.85 = NM (Newton Meters)

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