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 capacity.

- AST AST090 21580 plain bearings
- Take Up Units
- 0.0

- SKF SALA70ES-2RS plain bearings
- Take Up Units
- 0.0

- 45 mm x 53 mm x 40 mm INA ZGB 45X53X40 plain bearings
- 84.84 mm
- 6-1/2 in

- SKF SC20ES plain bearings
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- 0.0

- AST GEEM20ES-2RS plain bearings
- Flange Block
- 0.0

- 220 mm x 340 mm x 175 mm ISO GE 220 HCR-2RS plain bearings
- Pillow Block
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- 200 mm x 290 mm x 130 mm LS GE200ES-2RS plain bearings
- Pillow Block
- 0.0

- 25 mm x 62 mm x 16 mm INA GE 25 AW plain bearings
- Flange Block
- 0.0

- 180 mm x 280 mm x 61 mm INA GE 180 SX plain bearings
- Flange Block
- 0.0

- 60 mm x 150 mm x 37 mm ISO GW 060 plain bearings
- 3.0000 in
- 7.4400 in

- 30 mm x 55 mm x 37 mm INA GIPR 30 PW plain bearings
- Flange Block
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- 20 mm x 23 mm x 20 mm SKF PCM 202320 M plain bearings
- Pillow Block
- 0.0