23122 bearing: complete specifications & equivalents

Specification table

Source: catalog reference (SKF PUB BU/P1 17000/1 EN (Oct 2018), ch. 9.1 spherical roller bearings) · extracted 2026-09-26

Parameters extracted from the official SKF Rolling Bearings catalogue (SKF PUB BU/P1 17000/1 EN (Oct 2018), ch. 9.1 spherical roller bearings); SKF® and SKF Explorer® are trademarks of AB SKF, used here for identification only — mpnbase is not an authorized SKF distributor. Boundary dimensions are ISO 15 interchangeable; current production values may differ, verify at skf.com.

Cross references & equivalents

Interchange levels: full standard interchange · partial verify parameters · verify manual confirmation required. Links resolve to the equivalent model's specification page where available.

How the 23122 model number is decoded

Ordering number 23122 CC/W33 in SKF catalogue PUB BU/P1 17000 denotes a double-row spherical roller bearing for a 110 mm shaft, dimension series 31 (medium OD, wide), with open execution and two pressed-steel cages with a floating guide ring. Reading the designation: the leading 2 marks a spherical roller bearing, the 31 is the ISO 15 dimension series (dimension series 31 (medium OD, wide)), and the last two digits encode the 110 mm bore; the 180 mm OD and 56 mm width follow the ISO 15 general plan. In SKF suffix language, E marks the optimized high-capacity design and CC/W33 the pressed-steel-cage execution with relubrication groove; both are open bearings — the sealed variant carries the 2CS5 suffix and the vibrating-screen execution VA405. The 35.0 mm radial section height ((180−110)/2) and 5750 g catalogue mass frame a 110 mm bore bearing rated at 450 kN C — roughly 4.09 kN of dynamic capacity per millimetre of bore before application factors. Spherical roller bearings are routinely specified with C3 clearance because the tight inner-ring fit and inner/outer temperature gradient eat into the CN running clearance — check the residual clearance after mounting with feeler gauges.

Typical equipment & failure modes

Selection pitfalls — read before you substitute

• Mount the 110 mm bore 23122 by induction heating (max 120 °C) or oil injection — driving a bearing of this section home through the rollers brinells both raceways, and the damage only speaks up as vibration hours later.
• The 23100-series series at 110 mm bore (180×56 mm) is the medium-OD wide envelope for heavy continuous duty; it is wider than a 222 bearing in the same OD class, so housing width and spacer stack must be re-checked before substitution.
• The self-aligning feature is not a license to ignore alignment: beyond ≈ 0.5–2.5° (series-dependent) the edge loading eats the fatigue margin, and seal drag grows as the rings tilt.
• The self-aligning feature is not a license to ignore alignment: beyond ≈ 0.5–2.5° (series-dependent) the edge loading eats the fatigue margin, and seal drag grows as the rings tilt.
• The 450/585 kN ratings are SKF catalogue values for this exact execution (23122 CC/W33); SKF can revise internal geometry without changing the order number, so keep the catalogue version (SKF catalogue PUB BU/P1 17000) with the specification and re-verify for critical drives.
• SKF lists several executions of 23122 (cylindrical bore as listed, tapered-bore 23122 CCK/W33 variant, plus sealed and vibrating-screen options in the same envelope); they are not interchangeable order numbers — quote the full 23122 CC/W33 designation when purchasing.