ʻO nā bearings ke kī i ka hana maʻalahi o nā mīkini, no laila ʻo ka mea o kēlā me kēia ʻāpana ke kī i ka hana a me ke kūpaʻa o ka bearing. ʻO nā mea bearing maʻamau e komo pū me ke kila, nā keramika, a me nā plastics. He ikaika a paʻa ke kila a hoʻohana nui ʻia e hana i nā apo bearing a me nā mea ʻōwili. Hana ʻia kēlā me kēia mea me nā ʻāpana like ʻole a he mau pono kūikawā ko lākou. He ikaika ke kila, he conductivity maikaʻi loa nā mea hoʻohui keleawe a me ke kūpaʻa i ka palaho, ʻoiai ʻoi aku ka māmā o nā resins synthetic a hōʻemi i ka pilikia o ka haumia lubricant.