Bearing type
purely radial load
purely axial load
combined load
moment load
high speed
high running accuracy
high stiffness
quiet running
low friction
compensation for missalligment in operation
compensation for errors of alignment (initial)
locating bearing arrangements
non-locating bearing arrangements
axial displacement possible in bearing
Ball single-row
+
-
+++
--
Ball double-row
Ball self-aligning
Ball angular contact
++
Ball (back-to-back)
Ball four-point contact
Cylindrical roller N,NU
NU, NUP
double-row
Full complement cyl. roller
Needle roller
Spherical roller
Taper roller
(face-to-face)
Thrust ball
with spherical housing washer
Thrust cylindrical roller
Thrust needle roller
Thrust spherical roller
Used Symbols
excellent
good
satisfactory
wrong
inconvenient