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• Ball Bearing, which is the most common of all the types. A sphere is
used in between two races which results in a very less contact area
making it move very smoothly. Used in applications where there is a
relatively small radial or thrust load.
• Roller Bearings, in which cylinders are used instead of spheres,
increasing the contact area so that it holds a greater radial load.
• Ball Thrust Bearings are used for low speed applications and cannot
handle much radial load.
• Roller Thrust Bearings, which can support large thrust loads.
• Tapered Roller Bearings can support large radial and thrust loads.
Ball bearing
Cutaway view of (left) a spherical roller thrust bearing and (right) a radial tapered roller
bearing
Some Uses
• Ball bearings are found in everything from inline skates to hard
drives.
• Roller Bearings are used in applications like Conveyer Belt Rollers.
• Bars Tools and Lazy Susan Turntables use ball thrust bearings.
• Roller Thrust Bearings are used to support thrust loads in car
transmission between gears, in between housing and the rotating
shafts, etc.
• Tapered roller bearings are used in car hubs, where they are usually
mounted in pairs facing opposite directions so that they can handle
thrust in both directions.
Conclusion
References:
http://science.howstuffworks.com/bearing3.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bearings