Plain Bearings
A plain bearing, or more commonly sliding bearing and slide bearing (in railroading sometimes called a solid bearing, journal bearing, or friction bearing[citation needed]), is the simplest type of bearing, comprising just a bearing surface and no rolling elements. Therefore, the journal (i.e., the part of the shaft in contact with the bearing) slides over the bearing surface. The simplest example of a plain bearing is a shaft rotating in a hole. A simple linear bearing can be a pair of flat surfaces designed to allow motion; e.g., a drawer and the slides it rests on or the ways on the bed of a lathe.
Plain bearings, in general, are the least expensive type of bearing. They are also compact and lightweight, and they have a high load-carrying capacity
![14 mm x 28 mm x 14 mm NMB MBW14CR plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21504-14-mm-x-28-mm-x-14-mm-nmb-mbw14cr-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 14 mm x 28 mm x 14 mm NMB MBW14CR plain bearings
- SCOU204-12
- 100 °C
![50 mm x 90 mm x 56 mm ISB GEG 50 ET 2RS plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21501-50-mm-x-90-mm-x-56-mm-isb-geg-50-et-2rs-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 50 mm x 90 mm x 56 mm ISB GEG 50 ET 2RS plain bearings
- SCOU204-12
- 100 °C
![50,8 mm x 55,563 mm x 63,5 mm SKF PCZ 3240 M plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21500-50-8-mm-x-55-563-mm-x-63-5-mm-skf-pcz-3240-m-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 50,8 mm x 55,563 mm x 63,5 mm SKF PCZ 3240 M plain bearings
- Stainless Steel
- Ball
![AST AST800 3220 plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21505-ast-ast800-3220-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST AST800 3220 plain bearings
- 47.62 mm
- 25.8 mm
![AST AST40 3520 plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21509-ast-ast40-3520-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST AST40 3520 plain bearings
- 7181 lb
- 50.0 in
![AST GAC200T plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21503-ast-gac200t-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST GAC200T plain bearings
- 4.15 in
- 0.109
![5 mm x 16 mm x 9 mm LS GEG5E plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21509-5-mm-x-16-mm-x-9-mm-ls-geg5e-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 5 mm x 16 mm x 9 mm LS GEG5E plain bearings
- JP8000
- 37.4
![AST GEG70ES-2RS plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21500-ast-geg70es-2rs-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST GEG70ES-2RS plain bearings
- 4.15 in
- 0.109
![Toyana GE8E plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21503-toyana-ge8e-plain-bearings.jpg)
- Toyana GE8E plain bearings
- 8 Nm
- 23.2 kN
![INA EGW26-E40 plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21506-ina-egw26-e40-plain-bearings.jpg)
- INA EGW26-E40 plain bearings
- SCOU204-12
- 100 °C
![70 mm x 75 mm x 70 mm INA EGB7070-E40 plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21500-70-mm-x-75-mm-x-70-mm-ina-egb7070-e40-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 70 mm x 75 mm x 70 mm INA EGB7070-E40 plain bearings
- 8 Nm
- 23.2 kN