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
![AST GE55ET/X-2RS plain bearings](https://m.nec-itsolutions.com/uploaded_images/d21501-ast-ge55et-x-2rs-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST GE55ET/X-2RS plain bearings
- Intermediate Duty
- Eccentric Collar Ball Bearing
![Timken 200FS290 plain bearings](https://m.nec-itsolutions.com/uploaded_images/d21500-timken-200fs290-plain-bearings.jpg)
- Timken 200FS290 plain bearings
- Normal Duty
- Setscrew Ball Bearing
![630 mm x 900 mm x 450 mm ISB GE 630 CP plain bearings](https://m.nec-itsolutions.com/uploaded_images/d21507-630-mm-x-900-mm-x-450-mm-isb-ge-630-cp-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 630 mm x 900 mm x 450 mm ISB GE 630 CP plain bearings
- Normal Duty
- Setscrew Ball Bearing
![45 mm x 68 mm x 32 mm ISB SA 45 C 2RS plain bearings](https://m.nec-itsolutions.com/uploaded_images/d21508-45-mm-x-68-mm-x-32-mm-isb-sa-45-c-2rs-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 45 mm x 68 mm x 32 mm ISB SA 45 C 2RS plain bearings
- Normal Duty
- Setscrew Ball Bearing
![460 mm x 650 mm x 325 mm LS GEH460HT plain bearings](https://m.nec-itsolutions.com/uploaded_images/d21505-460-mm-x-650-mm-x-325-mm-ls-geh460ht-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 460 mm x 650 mm x 325 mm LS GEH460HT plain bearings
- Normal Duty
- Setscrew Ball Bearing
![AST SAZP7S plain bearings](https://m.nec-itsolutions.com/uploaded_images/d21500-ast-sazp7s-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST SAZP7S plain bearings
- Normal Duty
- Setscrew Ball Bearing
![460 mm x 620 mm x 218 mm LS GEC460XS plain bearings](https://m.nec-itsolutions.com/uploaded_images/d21504-460-mm-x-620-mm-x-218-mm-ls-gec460xs-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 460 mm x 620 mm x 218 mm LS GEC460XS plain bearings
- Normal Duty
- Setscrew Ball Bearing
![160 mm x 230 mm x 160 mm ISB TAPR 698 CE plain bearings](https://m.nec-itsolutions.com/uploaded_images/d21505-160-mm-x-230-mm-x-160-mm-isb-tapr-698-ce-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 160 mm x 230 mm x 160 mm ISB TAPR 698 CE plain bearings
- Normal Duty
- Setscrew Ball Bearing
![Toyana TUF1 30.160 plain bearings](https://m.nec-itsolutions.com/uploaded_images/d21507-toyana-tuf1-30-160-plain-bearings.jpg)
- Toyana TUF1 30.160 plain bearings
- Intermediate Duty
- Setscrew Ball Bearing
![AST AST090 27060 plain bearings](https://m.nec-itsolutions.com/uploaded_images/d21506-ast-ast090-27060-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST AST090 27060 plain bearings
- Normal Duty
- Setscrew Ball Bearing
![320 mm x 460 mm x 230 mm LS GEH320HT plain bearings](https://m.nec-itsolutions.com/uploaded_images/d21500-320-mm-x-460-mm-x-230-mm-ls-geh320ht-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 320 mm x 460 mm x 230 mm LS GEH320HT plain bearings
- Normal Duty
- Setscrew Ball Bearing
![50,8 mm x 90,5 mm x 52,578 mm SIGMA GEZPR 200 S plain bearings](https://m.nec-itsolutions.com/uploaded_images/d21501-50-8-mm-x-90-5-mm-x-52-578-mm-sigma-gezpr-200-s-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 50,8 mm x 90,5 mm x 52,578 mm SIGMA GEZPR 200 S plain bearings
- Medium Duty
- Setscrew Ball Bearing