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
![60 mm x 65 mm x 40 mm INA EGB6040-E50 plain bearings](https://m.nec-itsolutions.com/uploaded_images/d21507-60-mm-x-65-mm-x-40-mm-ina-egb6040-e50-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 60 mm x 65 mm x 40 mm INA EGB6040-E50 plain bearings
- Normal Duty
- Setscrew Ball Bearing
![AST AST20 24IB20 plain bearings](https://m.nec-itsolutions.com/uploaded_images/d21509-ast-ast20-24ib20-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST AST20 24IB20 plain bearings
- Normal Duty
- Setscrew Ball Bearing
![Toyana TUP1 110.60 plain bearings](https://m.nec-itsolutions.com/uploaded_images/d21502-toyana-tup1-110-60-plain-bearings.jpg)
- Toyana TUP1 110.60 plain bearings
- Normal Duty
- Setscrew Ball Bearing
![12 mm x 26 mm x 15 mm ISO GE12FW plain bearings](https://m.nec-itsolutions.com/uploaded_images/d21500-12-mm-x-26-mm-x-15-mm-iso-ge12fw-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 12 mm x 26 mm x 15 mm ISO GE12FW plain bearings
- 115 Series
- Non-Expansion
![16 mm x 19,3 mm x 21 mm ISO SAL 16 plain bearings](https://m.nec-itsolutions.com/uploaded_images/d21508-16-mm-x-19-3-mm-x-21-mm-iso-sal-16-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 16 mm x 19,3 mm x 21 mm ISO SAL 16 plain bearings
- Intermediate Duty
- Setscrew Ball Bearing
![180 mm x 290 mm x 155 mm ISB GEG 180 ES plain bearings](https://m.nec-itsolutions.com/uploaded_images/d21505-180-mm-x-290-mm-x-155-mm-isb-geg-180-es-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 180 mm x 290 mm x 155 mm ISB GEG 180 ES plain bearings
- Normal Duty
- Setscrew Ball Bearing
![AST AST20 WC12 plain bearings](https://m.nec-itsolutions.com/uploaded_images/d21503-ast-ast20-wc12-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST AST20 WC12 plain bearings
- Normal Duty
- Setscrew Ball Bearing
![360 mm x 520 mm x 258 mm LS GEH360HCS plain bearings](https://m.nec-itsolutions.com/uploaded_images/d21501-360-mm-x-520-mm-x-258-mm-ls-geh360hcs-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 360 mm x 520 mm x 258 mm LS GEH360HCS plain bearings
- Normal Duty
- Setscrew Ball Bearing
![Toyana GE 480 ES plain bearings](https://m.nec-itsolutions.com/uploaded_images/d21504-toyana-ge-480-es-plain-bearings.jpg)
- Toyana GE 480 ES plain bearings
- Normal Duty
- Eccentric Collar Ball Bearing
![200 mm x 205 mm x 100 mm INA EGB200100-E40 plain bearings](https://m.nec-itsolutions.com/uploaded_images/d21507-200-mm-x-205-mm-x-100-mm-ina-egb200100-e40-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 200 mm x 205 mm x 100 mm INA EGB200100-E40 plain bearings
- Normal Duty
- Setscrew Ball Bearing