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 CF6](https://m.agicb.com/uploaded_images/d2017245-plain-bearings-cf6.jpg)
- Plain Bearings CF6
- F-K BEARINGS INC.
- CF6
![Plain Bearings M5SB](https://m.agicb.com/uploaded_images/d2017243-plain-bearings-m5sb.jpg)
- Plain Bearings M5SB
- F-K BEARINGS INC.
- M5SB
![Plain Bearings CF8](https://m.agicb.com/uploaded_images/d2017245-plain-bearings-cf8.jpg)
- Plain Bearings CF8
- F-K BEARINGS INC.
- CF8
![Plain Bearings CFL4Y](https://m.agicb.com/uploaded_images/d2017242-plain-bearings-cfl4y.jpg)
- Plain Bearings CFL4Y
- F-K BEARINGS INC.
- CFL4Y
![Plain Bearings M8SBZ](https://m.agicb.com/uploaded_images/d2017242-plain-bearings-m8sbz.jpg)
- Plain Bearings M8SBZ
- F-K BEARINGS INC.
- M8SBZ
![Plain Bearings COM6](https://m.agicb.com/uploaded_images/d2017244-plain-bearings-com6.jpg)
- Plain Bearings COM6
- F-K BEARINGS INC.
- COM6
![Plain Bearings SJNR10](https://m.agicb.com/uploaded_images/d2017242-plain-bearings-sjnr10.jpg)
- Plain Bearings SJNR10
- F-K BEARINGS INC.
- SJNR10
![Plain Bearings M6SB](https://m.agicb.com/uploaded_images/d2017243-plain-bearings-m6sb.jpg)
- Plain Bearings M6SB
- F-K BEARINGS INC.
- M6SB
![Plain Bearings CML8Z](https://m.agicb.com/uploaded_images/d2017242-plain-bearings-cml8z.jpg)
- Plain Bearings CML8Z
- F-K BEARINGS INC.
- CML8Z
![Plain Bearings JMX7](https://m.agicb.com/uploaded_images/d2017241-plain-bearings-jmx7.jpg)
- Plain Bearings JMX7
- F-K BEARINGS INC.
- JMX7
![Plain Bearings CML3](https://m.agicb.com/uploaded_images/d2017242-plain-bearings-cml3.jpg)
- Plain Bearings CML3
- F-K BEARINGS INC.
- CML3
![Plain Bearings JMX16](https://m.agicb.com/uploaded_images/d2017241-plain-bearings-jmx16.jpg)
- Plain Bearings JMX16
- F-K BEARINGS INC.
- JMX16