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
![AST AST850SM 6050 plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21501-ast-ast850sm-6050-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST AST850SM 6050 plain bearings
- 6.6 in
- This product line wa
![INA GE70-HO-2RS plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21504-ina-ge70-ho-2rs-plain-bearings.jpg)
- INA GE70-HO-2RS plain bearings
- SCOU204-12
- 100 °C
![100 mm x 210 mm x 51 mm SKF GX 100 F plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21508-100-mm-x-210-mm-x-51-mm-skf-gx-100-f-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 100 mm x 210 mm x 51 mm SKF GX 100 F plain bearings
- SCOU204-12
- 100 °C
![31.75 mm x 50,8 mm x 27,76 mm ISB GEZ 31 ES 2RS plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21506-31-75-mm-x-50-8-mm-x-27-76-mm-isb-gez-31-es-2rs-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 31.75 mm x 50,8 mm x 27,76 mm ISB GEZ 31 ES 2RS plain bearings
- Stainless Steel
- Ball
![50 mm x 90 mm x 56 mm ISO GE 050 XES plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21505-50-mm-x-90-mm-x-56-mm-iso-ge-050-xes-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 50 mm x 90 mm x 56 mm ISO GE 050 XES plain bearings
- 4.15 in
- 0.109
![Toyana TUP2 30.25 plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21502-toyana-tup2-30-25-plain-bearings.jpg)
- Toyana TUP2 30.25 plain bearings
- JP8000
- 37.4
![15 mm x 26 mm x 12 mm IKO GE 15ES plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21502-15-mm-x-26-mm-x-12-mm-iko-ge-15es-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 15 mm x 26 mm x 12 mm IKO GE 15ES plain bearings
- R1/8"
- -20 °C
![22,225 mm x 36,513 mm x 33,325 mm LS GEWZ22ES-2RS plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21508-22-225-mm-x-36-513-mm-x-33-325-mm-ls-gewz22es-2rs-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 22,225 mm x 36,513 mm x 33,325 mm LS GEWZ22ES-2RS plain bearings
- 6.6 in
- This product line wa
![AST AST20 1020 plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21503-ast-ast20-1020-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST AST20 1020 plain bearings
- 4.15 in
- 0.109
![6 mm x 16 mm x 6 mm NMB MBW6CR plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21501-6-mm-x-16-mm-x-6-mm-nmb-mbw6cr-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 6 mm x 16 mm x 6 mm NMB MBW6CR plain bearings
- R1/8"
- -20 °C
![35 mm x 55 mm x 25 mm ISB SA 35 C 2RS plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21507-35-mm-x-55-mm-x-25-mm-isb-sa-35-c-2rs-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 35 mm x 55 mm x 25 mm ISB SA 35 C 2RS plain bearings
- 47.62 mm
- 25.8 mm
![25 mm x 42 mm x 21 mm NTN SAR4-25 plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21504-25-mm-x-42-mm-x-21-mm-ntn-sar4-25-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 25 mm x 42 mm x 21 mm NTN SAR4-25 plain bearings
- JP8000
- 37.4