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
![12 mm x 26 mm x 15 mm ISO GE12FO plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21506-12-mm-x-26-mm-x-15-mm-iso-ge12fo-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 12 mm x 26 mm x 15 mm ISO GE12FO plain bearings
- 7181 lb
- 50.0 in
![40 mm x 62 mm x 28 mm LS GE40ES plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21505-40-mm-x-62-mm-x-28-mm-ls-ge40es-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 40 mm x 62 mm x 28 mm LS GE40ES plain bearings
- Stainless Steel
- Ball
![AST ASTT90 1525 plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21506-ast-astt90-1525-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST ASTT90 1525 plain bearings
- 6.6 in
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![AST GE22XS/K plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21507-ast-ge22xs-k-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST GE22XS/K plain bearings
- 6.6 in
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![AST ASTT90 7030 plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21509-ast-astt90-7030-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST ASTT90 7030 plain bearings
- 4.15 in
- 0.109
![5 mm x 16 mm x 9 mm LS GEG5C plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21502-5-mm-x-16-mm-x-9-mm-ls-geg5c-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 5 mm x 16 mm x 9 mm LS GEG5C plain bearings
- 7181 lb
- 50.0 in
![240 mm x 340 mm x 140 mm ISO GE 240 ES plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21504-240-mm-x-340-mm-x-140-mm-iso-ge-240-es-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 240 mm x 340 mm x 140 mm ISO GE 240 ES plain bearings
- 6.6 in
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![AST AST11 3020 plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21501-ast-ast11-3020-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST AST11 3020 plain bearings
- 47.62 mm
- 25.8 mm
![Toyana GE 050 ECR-2RS plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21508-toyana-ge-050-ecr-2rs-plain-bearings.jpg)
- Toyana GE 050 ECR-2RS plain bearings
- 47.62 mm
- 25.8 mm