Basic 

designation system for SKF standard metric ball and roller bearings

Code Bearing type Code Bearing type Code Bearing type

Double row angular
0 7
contact ball bearing
1 Self­aligning ball bearing
Spherical roller bearing,
2 spherical roller thrust
bearing
3 Tapered roller bearing
Double row deep groove
4 used to identify the number
ball bearing
5 Thrust ball bearing
Single row deep groove
6
ball bearing
Single row angular contact Four­point contact ball
QJ
ball bearing bearing
Tapered roller bearing  
Cylindrical roller thrust
8 T in accordance with  
bearing
ISO 355:2007
CARB toroidal roller
C
bearing
Cylindrical roller bearing.
Two or more letters are
N of the rows or the
configuration of the
flanges, e.g. NJ, NU, NUP,
NN, NNU, NNCF etc.