Development of new materials based on a polymers with certain mechanical and tribological properties, leading to a gradual reduction of materials on the metal base. A significant development occurred in the field of composite materials, which are widely used in all branches of industry. The subject of this paper is to compare the tribological properties of composite materials with traditional materials based on metal in function as slide bearing. Composite bearing materials belong to the group of non-linear materials, in which the loading and unloading curve in the stress - strain diagram is not a polynomial of the first degree. The structure of the composite material consists of fabric such as PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) and polyester resin, which connects matrix composites in the finish product. The complexity of the composite structure is challenge to describe as mathematical model which makes it difficult for calculation of planned service life in terms of time and work load. To achieve more accurate value of the estimated working life time of the composite bearing material is necessary to conduct experimental research. The results of experimental measurements can be compared with those obtained by calculation or FEM (Finite Element Method) analysis. As part of the doctoral thesis will be carried out research of load on bearing composite material.