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 AST800 2010 plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21509-ast-ast800-2010-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST AST800 2010 plain bearings
- R1/8"
- -20 °C
![INA GE22-PW plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21505-ina-ge22-pw-plain-bearings.jpg)
- INA GE22-PW plain bearings
- 108 kN
- 43.7 mm
![AST AST11 1420 plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21503-ast-ast11-1420-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST AST11 1420 plain bearings
- JP8000
- 37.4
![9,525 mm x 11,906 mm x 9,525 mm SKF PCZ 0606 E plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21501-9-525-mm-x-11-906-mm-x-9-525-mm-skf-pcz-0606-e-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 9,525 mm x 11,906 mm x 9,525 mm SKF PCZ 0606 E plain bearings
- Stainless Steel
- Ball
![35 mm x 41 mm x 30 mm INA ZGB 35X41X30 plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21506-35-mm-x-41-mm-x-30-mm-ina-zgb-35x41x30-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 35 mm x 41 mm x 30 mm INA ZGB 35X41X30 plain bearings
- 4.15 in
- 0.109
![25 mm x 42 mm x 20 mm ISB GE 25 ET 2RS plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21503-25-mm-x-42-mm-x-20-mm-isb-ge-25-et-2rs-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 25 mm x 42 mm x 20 mm ISB GE 25 ET 2RS plain bearings
- Stainless Steel
- Ball
![INA GE380-DO plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21502-ina-ge380-do-plain-bearings.jpg)
- INA GE380-DO plain bearings
- 47.62 mm
- 25.8 mm
![AST GE80ES-2RS plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21505-ast-ge80es-2rs-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST GE80ES-2RS plain bearings
- 4.15 in
- 0.109
![380 mm x 540 mm x 272 mm LS GEH380HT plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21509-380-mm-x-540-mm-x-272-mm-ls-geh380ht-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 380 mm x 540 mm x 272 mm LS GEH380HT plain bearings
- 7181 lb
- 50.0 in