Characteristics of Various of Bearings

Type Radial load Axial Load Compound load Shield Seal Self Aligning Rings Separable High Speed High Rigidity High Running Precision Low Friction Low Runging Noise

Tapered

Bore

Deep Groove Ball Bearing + + + ++ - - - - +++ + +++ +++ +++ - -
Self-Aligning Ball Bearing + - - ++ +++ - - ++ - ++ ++ ++ ++
Angular Contact Ball Bearing + + ++ - - - - - - ++ - +++ ++ ++ - -
Four-Point Ball Bearing - + + - - - - ++ ++ + + + + - -
Cylindrical Roller Bearing ++ - - - - - - - - ++ +++ ++ ++ ++ ++ - -
Needle Roller Bearing ++ - - - - ++ - - ++ + ++ + - + - -
Spherical Roller Bearing +++ + +++ ++ ++ - - + ++ + + + ++
Taper Ball Bearing ++ ++ +++ - - - - ++ + ++ ++ + + - -
Thrust Ball Bearing - - + - - - - - - ++ + + + + - - -
Thrust Cylindrical Roller Bearing - - ++ - - - - - - ++ - ++ ++ - - - -
Thrust Needle Roller Bearing - - ++ - - - - - - ++ - ++ + - - - -
Thrust Spherical Roller Bearing - - +++ + - - - - ++ + ++ + + - - -
Self-Aligning Roller Bearing +++ + ++ - - +++ - - + - + + ++ - -

Symbols:

+++   excellent

++     good

+        fair

-         poor

- -       unsuitable