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 AST650 WC30 plain bearings](https://m.buc-usap.com/uploaded_images/d8850-ast-ast650-wc30-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST AST650 WC30 plain bearings
- 1.00 mm
- 21200 N
![AST ASTT90 F6050 plain bearings](https://m.buc-usap.com/uploaded_images/d8849-ast-astt90-f6050-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST ASTT90 F6050 plain bearings
- 6 °
- 76.2 mm
![AST GEC340HT plain bearings](https://m.buc-usap.com/uploaded_images/d8852-ast-gec340ht-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST GEC340HT plain bearings
- 96.5 mm
- e7
![55 mm x 90 mm x 47 mm NTN SA4-55B plain bearings](https://m.buc-usap.com/uploaded_images/d8855-55-mm-x-90-mm-x-47-mm-ntn-sa4-55b-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 55 mm x 90 mm x 47 mm NTN SA4-55B plain bearings
- 15.020 kN
- 31 mm
![8 mm x 19 mm x 12 mm INA GAKR 8 PW plain bearings](https://m.buc-usap.com/uploaded_images/d8854-8-mm-x-19-mm-x-12-mm-ina-gakr-8-pw-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 8 mm x 19 mm x 12 mm INA GAKR 8 PW plain bearings
- 2400 rpm
- 3.00 mm
![SKF SILKAC18M plain bearings](https://m.buc-usap.com/uploaded_images/d8849-skf-silkac18m-plain-bearings.jpg)
- SKF SILKAC18M plain bearings
- 244.475 mm
- 15.875 mm
![AST GEEW70ES plain bearings](https://m.buc-usap.com/uploaded_images/d8850-ast-geew70es-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST GEEW70ES plain bearings
- 30 mm
- 260 mm
![AST GEH300HT plain bearings](https://m.buc-usap.com/uploaded_images/d8853-ast-geh300ht-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST GEH300HT plain bearings
- 10.5000 in
- 7.750 in
![19.05 mm x 22,225 mm x 19,05 mm INA EGBZ1212-E40 plain bearings](https://m.buc-usap.com/uploaded_images/d8853-19-05-mm-x-22-225-mm-x-19-05-mm-ina-egbz1212-e40-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 19.05 mm x 22,225 mm x 19,05 mm INA EGBZ1212-E40 plain bearings
- 47.2 kN
- 2 x LOR 51
![Timken 280FS400 plain bearings](https://m.buc-usap.com/uploaded_images/d8854-timken-280fs400-plain-bearings.jpg)
- Timken 280FS400 plain bearings
- 2000 kN
- 2860 kN
![80 mm x 130 mm x 75 mm ISO GE 080 HCR-2RS plain bearings](https://m.buc-usap.com/uploaded_images/d8852-80-mm-x-130-mm-x-75-mm-iso-ge-080-hcr-2rs-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 80 mm x 130 mm x 75 mm ISO GE 080 HCR-2RS plain bearings
- 409.575 mm
- 1.6
![AST AST50 16FIB12 plain bearings](https://m.buc-usap.com/uploaded_images/d8846-ast-ast50-16fib12-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST AST50 16FIB12 plain bearings
- 111 kN
- 133.35 mm