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.
- 120 mm x 125 mm x 100 mm INA EGB120100-E40 plain bearings
- 1.0625 in
- 4410 lbf
- IKO POS 4 plain bearings
- 1.3125 in
- 2150 lbf
- AST AST800 4540 plain bearings
- 3 in
- +10 to +220 °F
- Toyana TUF1 18.200 plain bearings
- 35 mm
- 1260 kgf
- 40 mm x 62 mm x 38 mm INA GE 40 HO-2RS plain bearings
- 1.5000 in
- 2150 lbf
- 12 mm x 26 mm x 15 mm IKO GE 12G plain bearings
- 173.96 mm
- 63.5 mm
- AST ASTEPB 0608-08 plain bearings
- 1.3750 in
- 2150 lbf
- 140 mm x 230 mm x 130 mm LS GEG140XT-2RS plain bearings
- 1.3125 in
- 5820 lbf
- 200 mm x 290 mm x 130 mm IKO GE 200ES plain bearings
- 30 mm
- 1830 kgf
- AST AST11 2425 plain bearings
- Two-Bolt Base
- 1.1250 in
- 130 mm x 200 mm x 110 mm IKO SB 130200110 plain bearings
- Circulating Oil Grommet Kit
- RTL