Plain Bearings
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.
![AST AST800 85100 plain bearings](https://m.whats-up-cupcake.com/uploaded_images/d21912-ast-ast800-85100-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST AST800 85100 plain bearings
- 3.6250 in
- Uncoated
![AST AST650 121810 plain bearings](https://m.whats-up-cupcake.com/uploaded_images/d21913-ast-ast650-121810-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST AST650 121810 plain bearings
- 1/4 in
- Maximum of +800 °F
![AST AST50 02IB02 plain bearings](https://m.whats-up-cupcake.com/uploaded_images/d21910-ast-ast50-02ib02-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST AST50 02IB02 plain bearings
- AST
- AST50 02IB02
![AST AST650 WC40 plain bearings](https://m.whats-up-cupcake.com/uploaded_images/d21914-ast-ast650-wc40-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST AST650 WC40 plain bearings
- 30 mm
- 6520 lbf
![AST AST40 2825 plain bearings](https://m.whats-up-cupcake.com/uploaded_images/d21912-ast-ast40-2825-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST AST40 2825 plain bearings
- 0.6250 in
- 0.4375 in
![17 mm x 30 mm x 14 mm LS GE17ES-2RS plain bearings](https://m.whats-up-cupcake.com/uploaded_images/d21915-17-mm-x-30-mm-x-14-mm-ls-ge17es-2rs-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 17 mm x 30 mm x 14 mm LS GE17ES-2RS plain bearings
- 2.5000 in
- 2.9000 in
![AST ASTB90 F5050 plain bearings](https://m.whats-up-cupcake.com/uploaded_images/d21910-ast-astb90-f5050-plain-bearings.jpg)
- AST ASTB90 F5050 plain bearings
- 3.9375 in
- Non-Expansion Bearing (Fixed)
![16 mm x 30 mm x 16 mm NMB MBW16VCR plain bearings](https://m.whats-up-cupcake.com/uploaded_images/d21910-16-mm-x-30-mm-x-16-mm-nmb-mbw16vcr-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 16 mm x 30 mm x 16 mm NMB MBW16VCR plain bearings
- 45 mm
- 2150 lbf
![4 mm x 14 mm x 4 mm NMB PR4 plain bearings](https://m.whats-up-cupcake.com/uploaded_images/d21911-4-mm-x-14-mm-x-4-mm-nmb-pr4-plain-bearings.jpg)
- 4 mm x 14 mm x 4 mm NMB PR4 plain bearings
- 2.5000 in
- 2.9000 in
![SKF SI17ES plain bearings](https://m.whats-up-cupcake.com/uploaded_images/d21917-skf-si17es-plain-bearings.jpg)
- SKF SI17ES plain bearings
- 5.2600 in
- Steel
![INA GE200-DO plain bearings](https://m.whats-up-cupcake.com/uploaded_images/d21916-ina-ge200-do-plain-bearings.jpg)
- INA GE200-DO plain bearings
- 45 mm
- C3