Plain Bearings
A plain bearing, or more commonly sliding bearing and slide bearing (in railroading sometimes called a solid 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.
SKF manufactures spherical plain bearings, rod ends and bushings in various designs and with different sliding contact surface combinations. Each design and combination has characteristic properties which makes it particularly suitable for certain applications.
![Plain Bearings SJNR05](https://m.agicb.com/uploaded_images/d2017242-plain-bearings-sjnr05.jpg)
- Plain Bearings SJNR05
- F-K BEARINGS INC.
- SJNR05
![Plain Bearings SJNL10](https://m.agicb.com/uploaded_images/d2017242-plain-bearings-sjnl10.jpg)
- Plain Bearings SJNL10
- F-K BEARINGS INC.
- SJNL10
![Plain Bearings CML4](https://m.agicb.com/uploaded_images/d2017242-plain-bearings-cml4.jpg)
- Plain Bearings CML4
- F-K BEARINGS INC.
- CML4
![Plain Bearings SJNR07](https://m.agicb.com/uploaded_images/d2017242-plain-bearings-sjnr07.jpg)
- Plain Bearings SJNR07
- F-K BEARINGS INC.
- SJNR07
![Plain Bearings F5SB](https://m.agicb.com/uploaded_images/d2017250-plain-bearings-f5sb.jpg)
- Plain Bearings F5SB
- F-K BEARINGS INC.
- F5SB
![Plain Bearings CML5](https://m.agicb.com/uploaded_images/d2017242-plain-bearings-cml5.jpg)
- Plain Bearings CML5
- F-K BEARINGS INC.
- CML5
![Plain Bearings GE 200 ES-2RS](https://m.agicb.com/uploaded_images/d2017244-plain-bearings-ge-200-es-2rs.jpg)
- Plain Bearings GE 200 ES-2RS
- EBC
- GE 200 ES-2RS
![Plain Bearings CML4Y](https://m.agicb.com/uploaded_images/d2017242-plain-bearings-cml4y.jpg)
- Plain Bearings CML4Y
- F-K BEARINGS INC.
- CML4Y
![Plain Bearings TR 5Y](https://m.agicb.com/uploaded_images/d2017242-plain-bearings-tr-5y.jpg)
- Plain Bearings TR 5Y
- SEALMASTER
- TR 5Y
![Plain Bearings SJNR03](https://m.agicb.com/uploaded_images/d2017242-plain-bearings-sjnr03.jpg)
- Plain Bearings SJNR03
- F-K BEARINGS INC.
- SJNR03
![Plain Bearings GE 100 ES](https://m.agicb.com/uploaded_images/d2017244-plain-bearings-ge-100-es.jpg)
- Plain Bearings GE 100 ES
- EBC
- GE 100 ES
![Plain Bearings GE 25 ES](https://m.agicb.com/uploaded_images/d2017244-plain-bearings-ge-25-es.jpg)
- Plain Bearings GE 25 ES
- EBC
- GE 25 ES