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 CF12M](https://m.agicb.com/uploaded_images/d2017247-plain-bearings-cf12m.jpg)
- Plain Bearings CF12M
- F-K BEARINGS INC.
- CF12M
![Plain Bearings COM10](https://m.agicb.com/uploaded_images/d2017244-plain-bearings-com10.jpg)
- Plain Bearings COM10
- F-K BEARINGS INC.
- COM10
![Plain Bearings CML7](https://m.agicb.com/uploaded_images/d2017242-plain-bearings-cml7.jpg)
- Plain Bearings CML7
- F-K BEARINGS INC.
- CML7
![Plain Bearings CFL5Y](https://m.agicb.com/uploaded_images/d2017242-plain-bearings-cfl5y.jpg)
- Plain Bearings CFL5Y
- F-K BEARINGS INC.
- CFL5Y
![Plain Bearings JFX6Z](https://m.agicb.com/uploaded_images/d2017246-plain-bearings-jfx6z.jpg)
- Plain Bearings JFX6Z
- F-K BEARINGS INC.
- JFX6Z
![Plain Bearings SJNR12](https://m.agicb.com/uploaded_images/d2017242-plain-bearings-sjnr12.jpg)
- Plain Bearings SJNR12
- F-K BEARINGS INC.
- SJNR12
![Plain Bearings CFL6Y](https://m.agicb.com/uploaded_images/d2017242-plain-bearings-cfl6y.jpg)
- Plain Bearings CFL6Y
- F-K BEARINGS INC.
- CFL6Y
![Plain Bearings SJNL08](https://m.agicb.com/uploaded_images/d2017242-plain-bearings-sjnl08.jpg)
- Plain Bearings SJNL08
- F-K BEARINGS INC.
- SJNL08
![Plain Bearings ML8SBZ](https://m.agicb.com/uploaded_images/d2017242-plain-bearings-ml8sbz.jpg)
- Plain Bearings ML8SBZ
- F-K BEARINGS INC.
- ML8SBZ
![Plain Bearings CF10Y](https://m.agicb.com/uploaded_images/d2017242-plain-bearings-cf10y.jpg)
- Plain Bearings CF10Y
- F-K BEARINGS INC.
- CF10Y
![Plain Bearings SCF12MT](https://m.agicb.com/uploaded_images/d2017242-plain-bearings-scf12mt.jpg)
- Plain Bearings SCF12MT
- F-K BEARINGS INC.
- SCF12MT
![Plain Bearings CFL12](https://m.agicb.com/uploaded_images/d2017242-plain-bearings-cfl12.jpg)
- Plain Bearings CFL12
- F-K BEARINGS INC.
- CFL12