RHP7016CTSULP4Super-Precision Angular Contact Ball Bearing, 15° Contact Angle, Universal Single, Light Preload, P4 / EP7, Phenolic Cage

Product Description

What this part is:

A super-precision angular contact ball bearing ground as a universal single at light preload, held to ISO class 4. RHP is the British precision marque now supplied through NSK Europe.

Correcting the source data — please read before ordering:

This record contains a genuine internal contradiction that we have not been able to resolve from paperwork, and we would rather say so than pick an answer.

The designation is 7016. Under ISO, a 7016 is 80 mm bore by 125 mm outside diameter by 22 mm wide. But the listing’s own dimensions read 75 x 115 x 20 mm, and that is the ISO envelope for a 7015, one size down. Both numbers cannot be right, and the difference is a whole bearing size — enough to make the part useless in the wrong housing.

We have therefore published the manufacturer’s designation as primary and stated no bore, outside diameter or width as fact. Before ordering, ask us to measure the bearing and read the ring etching, and we will confirm which of the two it is in writing. If your requirement is specifically a 7015 or specifically a 7016, tell us which and we will check against that.

Decoding the designation:

• 7016 — angular contact ball bearing, 70 dimension series (bore per the note above)
• C — 15° contact angle, reading the RHP/NSK scheme (C = 15°, A5 = 25°, A = 30°)
• T — machined fabric-reinforced phenolic cage
• SU — single, universally ground: one bearing, combinable with matching bearings in any arrangement without shims
• L — light preload
• P4 — ISO class 4, equivalent to ABEC 7; the alternate number’s EP7 is the same band in RHP’s own grade scheme

What these specs mean in practice:

A 15° contact angle is the speed-favouring choice — high radial stiffness, low friction, low heat, modest axial capacity. Light preload keeps the heat and speed penalty small, the usual specification for grinding and high-rpm milling spindles. Because this is a universal single rather than a matched pair, you can build it into a DF, DB or DT stack with other bearings of the same designation, but every bearing in that stack must be the same preload class or the arrangement has no defined preload at all. The machined phenolic cage is what makes high speed workable: light, quiet, self-lubricating, tolerant of a momentary lubricant lapse, and limited on operating temperature in exchange.

Published ratings and mounting data:

Load ratings and limiting speed are left blank — no manufacturer-published figure could be verified for this designation, and with the size itself unresolved, quoting a rating would compound one uncertainty with another. Boundary dimensions are likewise unstated pending the physical measurement described above.

Quantity and configuration:

Universal singles, sold individually. Stock reads 2, and whether that counts bearings or sets is not established, so no firm piece count is claimed here.

Cross-reference guidance:

The alternate RHP designation B7016X2TAUEP7 is carried as a search term. Once the size is confirmed, the 15° light-preload matches are NSK 7016CTYNSULP4 or 7015CTYNSULP4, SKF 7016 CDGB/P4A or 7015 CDGB/P4A (SKF DGA is extra light, DGB is light), and Fafnir/Timken 2MM9116WI or 2MM9115WI. Note that another SKU in our stock, the SNR 7016 C DU J74, is a confirmed 80 x 125 x 22 mm bearing in the true 7016 envelope — useful as a comparison if that is the size you need.