The innovative IROX^® bearing coating improves fuel consumption and lowers CO₂ emissions by reducing friction and wear in hybrid and start/stop engine designs, as well as enabling the downsizing of high output engines through increased bearing strength and reliability.

It is estimated that IROX can increase the life of the bearing shells by more than five times in extreme engine applications.

Features and benefits include:

• Improved wear-resistance, better sliding properties and increased fatigue strength over conventional bimetal bearings
• Polymer resin binder with anti-wear and solid lubricant additions to address intermittent lubrication situations
• Works well with nodular cast iron and forged steel crankshafts, therefore accommodating cost efficient or high performance engine architecture
• Polymer coating for enhanced load bearing and boundary lubrication conditions
• Greater wettability increases rate at which hydrodynamic film builds when engine starts – superior performance in stop-start applications
• Up to 90% lower wear than conventional bare Aluminum bearings
• Up to 30% lower coefficient of friction than bare Aluminum bearings
• Up to 25% higher load carrying capability than Aluminum bearings