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
![140 mm x 145 mm x 60 mm INA EGB14060-E40 plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21505-140-mm-x-145-mm-x-60-mm-ina-egb14060-e40-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 140 mm x 145 mm x 60 mm INA EGB14060-E40 plain bearings
- 108 kN
- 43.7 mm
![AST ASTT90 F10090 plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21503-ast-astt90-f10090-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST ASTT90 F10090 plain bearings
- 108 kN
- 43.7 mm
![Toyana TUP2 70.40 plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21506-toyana-tup2-70-40-plain-bearings.jpg)
- Toyana TUP2 70.40 plain bearings
- SCOU204-12
- 100 °C
![AST ASTT90 2225 plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21508-ast-astt90-2225-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST ASTT90 2225 plain bearings
- 4.15 in
- 0.109
![25 mm x 42 mm x 25 mm LS GEEW25ES plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21502-25-mm-x-42-mm-x-25-mm-ls-geew25es-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 25 mm x 42 mm x 25 mm LS GEEW25ES plain bearings
- 8 Nm
- 23.2 kN
![INA GE260-DO-2RS plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21507-ina-ge260-do-2rs-plain-bearings.jpg)
- INA GE260-DO-2RS plain bearings
- 7181 lb
- 50.0 in
![Toyana TUP1 55.50 plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21506-toyana-tup1-55-50-plain-bearings.jpg)
- Toyana TUP1 55.50 plain bearings
- SCOU204-12
- 100 °C
![17 mm x 30 mm x 17 mm LS GEEW17ES plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21502-17-mm-x-30-mm-x-17-mm-ls-geew17es-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 17 mm x 30 mm x 17 mm LS GEEW17ES plain bearings
- 8 Nm
- 23.2 kN
![AST GEG45ES-2RS plain bearings](https://m.carib-link.com/uploaded_images/d21503-ast-geg45es-2rs-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST GEG45ES-2RS plain bearings
- 6.6 in
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