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Bearing Numbers Explained

( 1) Prefix : (2 ) Basic N umb er: (3 ) Suffix

Prefix

Air Bearings K Cage with roller elements

Frictionless,Gap L Removable bearing ring
Sensing, Linear, Air
Bushings, Spherical R Ring with roller set
S Roll body of stainless steel
W Stainless steel deep groove ball bearing

* Note : Ea ch bea ring c om pan y may c re ate the ir own prefix es. e.g . E2. = SKF E nergy
E fficien t be arin gs

Suffix

Bearing with rubber seal on both sides. RS provides a better seal but
2 RS
more rolling friction than 2Z.
RS Bearing with rubber seal on one side, one side open.
2 Z / ZZ Bearing with a metal seal on both sides.
Z Bearing with a metal seal on one side, one side open.
E Reinforced Design
P2 Highest precision
K Bearing with taper bore

Bearing Numbers

Th e exa mple at the h ead er s hows a 6 001 2RS be aring. So wh at doe s the 60 01
a ctua lly m ean ?
L ets atte mpt to brea k it dow n.

( 6) 00 1

Th is first n um ber re la tes to the b earing type, a s shown in the ta ble be low type 6 is a
d eep groove d roller bea rin g.

S elf-A lig ni ng Ba ll Bearin g

Th is k in d of ba ll bea rin g h as a s pherica l outer ra ce,

1 a llowing the a xis of the bea rin g to "w ande r a roun d". This
is important bec aus e misa lignm en t is one of the big
c au ses of be aring fa ilure .

2 Ba rrel an d S pheri cal Rol ler Bea ri ngs

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Tape red Rol ler Bea ri ng

De signed to ta ke large a xia l loads a s well a s radial loads .

Deep Groove Dou ble- Row Bal l Bea ri ng

4
De signed for he avy ra dia l loa ds.

A xia l Dee p Groove Bal l Bea ri ng

5
Inte nded for exc lu sively ax ia l loa ds.

Deep Groove Ball Bea ri ng ( Single row )

6 Ty pic al ba ll bea rin g. Han dle s light a xia l loads a s well a s

ra dia l loa ds.

S in gle -Row An gul ar Contact Beari ng

7 Spe cific geome try of a ngu la r c onta ct bea ring rac ewa ys
a nd sh ou lde rs c reate s ball conta ct angles th at supp ort
h igh er axial loa ds

A xia l Cyl in dri cal R ol ler Be aring s

Axial cylindric al rolle r be arin gs comprise a xia l c ylind rica l

roller an d cage a sse mblies a nd sha ft a nd housing loc ating
8 w as hers.
Th e bea rings h ave p artic ularly s ma ll axial sec tion he igh t,
h ave h ig h load ca rry in g c apa city a nd high rigidity an d c an
s upport a xial forc es in one dire ction.

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