23060 bearing: complete specifications & equivalents

Specification table

Source: ISO 15 boundary-dimensions standard · extracted 2026-09-24

Standard-interchange bearing: dimensions per ISO 15; CN clearance, P0 tolerance and a stamped-steel cage are catalogue defaults unless the supplier states otherwise, and mass is a geometry-derived estimate. Brand catalogue load ratings and limiting speeds for 23060 are being backfilled — use the inquiry form for certified values.

Cross references & equivalents

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How the 23060 model number is decoded

In the 23000-series (ISO 15 dimension series) the leading 2 marks a double-row spherical roller and the last two digits of 23060 encode the bore: code 60 = 300 mm (code × 5 from 04 upward). The ISO 15 envelope is 460 mm outside diameter and 118 mm width — 11.811 × 18.11 × 4.646 in, with a 80.0 mm radial section height. Two rows of symmetrical barrel rollers on a common sphered outer raceway self-align to shaft deflection while carrying heavy radial load and bidirectional axial load. Typical catalogue practice for a rotating inner ring is a m6 shaft seat, H7 housing and C3 internal clearance; K variants use a 1:12 tapered bore on an adapter sleeve — verify against the mounting arrangement.

Typical equipment & failure modes

Selection pitfalls — read before you substitute

• The large 300 mm-bore 23060 mounts with real force: use induction heating or hydraulic drive-up on the tapered seat, measure residual clearance in micrometres, and plan lifting fixtures — the 118 mm double-row assembly cannot be drifted into position without brinelling.
• The 230 series (ISO 15 dimension series 30) pairs a wide 118 mm section with a compact 460 mm OD at 300 mm bore — the radial envelope is one step smaller than the 222 medium series, so it carries heavy radial load in restricted housing space; it is not dimensionally interchangeable with a 222 or 223 row on the same bore, so verify OD and width before substitution.
• Housing stiffness governs the 23060: with the load carried on a 460 mm OD but only a 80.0 mm radial section feeding it, a soft or ribbed thin housing lets the outer ring flex and the sphered raceway misreads it as misalignment — support the housing boss fully around the 118 mm width.
• The 118 mm-wide 23060 seats against shaft and housing shoulders whose fillet must clear the bearing chamfer: keep the corner radius small enough that the 300 mm bore and 460 mm OD faces abut square — an undercut beats an oversized radius, which lifts the ring and edge-loads the 80.0 mm section.
• For a cylindrical-bore 23060, warm the inner ring to 80–100 °C (induction heater, never a flame) and slide it dry to the shoulder of the 300 mm shaft; cooling creates the interference, while hammering cold through the 460 mm assembly dents the sphered raceways.
• Relubricate 23060 through the W33 groove while the shaft turns slowly so fresh grease flushes the full 118 mm-wide roller set; pumping grease into a stationary bearing channels it past one row and leaves the other side of the 300 mm bore starved.
• In a classic two-bearing arrangement the 23060 often serves as the non-locating (floating) bearing, taking radial load while the housing bore lets it drift; it can locate axially in both directions, but sustained pure thrust beyond the catalogue limit unloads one roller row.
• Self-aligning is not a licence to ignore alignment: 23060 accommodates typically around 1° of angular misalignment under normal load (roughly 2° only in favourable, light-load conditions) — the exact figure falls with load, so check the catalogue value rather than designing to the maximum.