Radial Bearing Tolerances by Operating Condition, Mount, and Shaft Diameter

Operating conditions

Examples of mounting

Shaft diameter [mm]

Tolerance

ball

roller

spherical - roller

taper - roller

Point load of inner ring

Small and variable load

electrical instruments, fans

18 - 100

< 40

-

j6

cutting machines, conveyors

100 - 200

40 - 140

-

k6

Medium and high load

common loading, cutting machines

< 18

-

-

j5

turbines, electrical motors

18 - 140

< 40

< 40

k5

gear boxes, comb. engines

100 - 140

40 - 100

40 - 65

m5

pumps

140 - 200

100 - 140

65 - 100

m6

-

200 - 280

140 - 200

100 - 140

n6

High load, shocks

bearing for axles of rail trucks

-

50 - 140

50 - 100

n6

traction motors, rolling mills

-

140 - 500

100 - 500

p6

High mounting precision

cutting machines

< 18

-

-

h5

-

18 - 100

< 40

-

j5

-

100 - 200

40 - 140

-

k5

Only axial load

All diameters

j6

Note: Loading is small for C / P > 15, common for C / P = 7 - 15, high for C / P < 7.