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.
![20 mm x 40 mm x 25 mm ISB TSM 20 C plain bearings](https://m.buc-usap.com/uploaded_images/d8851-20-mm-x-40-mm-x-25-mm-isb-tsm-20-c-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 20 mm x 40 mm x 25 mm ISB TSM 20 C plain bearings
- 2.94 g
- 29.8 mm
![AST GEH340XT plain bearings](https://m.buc-usap.com/uploaded_images/d8853-ast-geh340xt-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST GEH340XT plain bearings
- 4300 rpm
- SNW11
![22 mm x 50 mm x 22 mm NMB PR22E plain bearings](https://m.buc-usap.com/uploaded_images/d8852-22-mm-x-50-mm-x-22-mm-nmb-pr22e-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 22 mm x 50 mm x 22 mm NMB PR22E plain bearings
- 121 mm
- 0.17
![AST AST650 F162215 plain bearings](https://m.buc-usap.com/uploaded_images/d8850-ast-ast650-f162215-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST AST650 F162215 plain bearings
- 3250 N
- 43000 rpm
![Timken 20FSH42 plain bearings](https://m.buc-usap.com/uploaded_images/d8849-timken-20fsh42-plain-bearings.jpg)
- Timken 20FSH42 plain bearings
- 790 min-1
- 4 mm
![17 mm x 30 mm x 14 mm ISO GE 017 ECR-2RS plain bearings](https://m.buc-usap.com/uploaded_images/d8848-17-mm-x-30-mm-x-14-mm-iso-ge-017-ecr-2rs-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 17 mm x 30 mm x 14 mm ISO GE 017 ECR-2RS plain bearings
- 134000 N
- One Shield
![140 mm x 210 mm x 90 mm LS GE140XT-2RS plain bearings](https://m.buc-usap.com/uploaded_images/d8849-140-mm-x-210-mm-x-90-mm-ls-ge140xt-2rs-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 140 mm x 210 mm x 90 mm LS GE140XT-2RS plain bearings
- 10 mm
- 104.775 mm
![90 mm x 150 mm x 85 mm ISO GE90XDO-2RS plain bearings](https://m.buc-usap.com/uploaded_images/d8853-90-mm-x-150-mm-x-85-mm-iso-ge90xdo-2rs-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 90 mm x 150 mm x 85 mm ISO GE90XDO-2RS plain bearings
- 6000 rpm
- 5000 rpm
![SKF PCMW 183201.5 E plain bearings](https://m.buc-usap.com/uploaded_images/d8850-skf-pcmw-183201-5-e-plain-bearings.jpg)
- SKF PCMW 183201.5 E plain bearings
- 8500 rpm
- 80.0000 mm
![AST AST090 18060 plain bearings](https://m.buc-usap.com/uploaded_images/d8852-ast-ast090-18060-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST AST090 18060 plain bearings
- 237 mm
- 12 mm
![Toyana GE 025 HCR plain bearings](https://m.buc-usap.com/uploaded_images/d8848-toyana-ge-025-hcr-plain-bearings.jpg)
- Toyana GE 025 HCR plain bearings
- 1.50 mm
- 63700 N
![AST ASTB90 F16060 plain bearings](https://m.buc-usap.com/uploaded_images/d8855-ast-astb90-f16060-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST ASTB90 F16060 plain bearings
- 6.5 mm
- 240 mm