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
![INA GE900-DO plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21502-ina-ge900-do-plain-bearings.jpg)
- INA GE900-DO plain bearings
- Stainless Steel
- Ball
![30 mm x 47 mm x 30 mm ISB GEEW 30 ES plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21509-30-mm-x-47-mm-x-30-mm-isb-geew-30-es-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 30 mm x 47 mm x 30 mm ISB GEEW 30 ES plain bearings
- 108 kN
- 43.7 mm
![AST AST090 2425 plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21507-ast-ast090-2425-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST AST090 2425 plain bearings
- R1/8"
- -20 °C
![Timken 5SF8 plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21504-timken-5sf8-plain-bearings.jpg)
- Timken 5SF8 plain bearings
- Stainless Steel
- Ball
![AST GEH400HC plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21506-ast-geh400hc-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST GEH400HC plain bearings
- Stainless Steel
- Ball
![AST ASTT90 180100 plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21503-ast-astt90-180100-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST ASTT90 180100 plain bearings
- 47.62 mm
- 25.8 mm
![60 mm x 90 mm x 44 mm INA GE 60 UK-2RS plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21507-60-mm-x-90-mm-x-44-mm-ina-ge-60-uk-2rs-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 60 mm x 90 mm x 44 mm INA GE 60 UK-2RS plain bearings
- 108 kN
- 43.7 mm
![AST AST650 506530 plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21509-ast-ast650-506530-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST AST650 506530 plain bearings
- 8 Nm
- 23.2 kN
![22,225 mm x 25,4 mm x 19,05 mm SKF PCZ 1412 M plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21500-22-225-mm-x-25-4-mm-x-19-05-mm-skf-pcz-1412-m-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 22,225 mm x 25,4 mm x 19,05 mm SKF PCZ 1412 M plain bearings
- 108 kN
- 43.7 mm
![AST GEH160HT plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21501-ast-geh160ht-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST GEH160HT plain bearings
- 47.62 mm
- 25.8 mm
![40 mm x 68 mm x 19 mm LS GAC40S plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21503-40-mm-x-68-mm-x-19-mm-ls-gac40s-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 40 mm x 68 mm x 19 mm LS GAC40S plain bearings
- SCOU204-12
- 100 °C
![INA GE60-FW-2RS plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21506-ina-ge60-fw-2rs-plain-bearings.jpg)
- INA GE60-FW-2RS plain bearings
- 7181 lb
- 50.0 in