| Efficiency (%) | |
| Ordinary bearings | 95 - 98 |
| Roller bearings | 98 |
| Ball bearings | 99 |
| Shaft and rigid couplings | Nearly 100 |
| Spur gears with cut teeth including bearings | 99 |
| Bevel gears with cut teeth including bearings | 98 |
| Cross helical gears | 84 |
| Worm gearing | 50 -97 |
| Belts | 96 - 98 |
| V-belts | 95 - 98 |
| Cogged wedge or cogged V-belt | 97 |
| Poly V or ribbed belt | 96 |
| Synchronous or timing belts | 98 |
| High-class silent power transmission chain | 97 - 99 |
| Roller chains | 95 - 97 |
| Bicycle derailer | 87 - 97 |
| Bicycle gear hub | 86 - 95 |
| Ball bearing screws | 90 - 93 |
| Roller bearing screws | 80 |
| Power screws | 38 - 84 |
| Screw fasteners | 38 |
| External gear pump | 85 |
| Internal gear pump | 90 |
| Vane pump | 85 |
| Radial piston pump | 90 |
| Bent axis piston pump | 92 |
| Axial piston pump | 91 |
| Axial piston hydraulic motors | 95 |
| Radial piston hydraulic motors | 90 |
| Vane hydraulic motors | 85 |
| Gear and orbital hydraulic motors | 80 |
| Electrical motors | 80 - 92 |
| I.C. Engine | 35 |
| Slider crank chain | 85 - 90 |
| Four bar linkage | 90 - 95 |