The invention relates to a plain bearing alloy consisting of a tin-based white metal and containing antimony as the primary alloy element and between 1 and 10 % by weight copper. The aim of the invention is to achieve excellent strength characteristics coupled with a high degree of ecofriendliness without impairing the tribological characteristics. To achieve this, the white metal, which except for inevitable impurities is devoid of cadmium, lead, arsenic and chrome, contains between 4 and 30 % by weight antimony as the primary alloy element, at least one element from an element group containing cobalt, manganese, scandium and germanium, in a total concentration relating to the elements from said group that are used, of between 0.2 and 2.6 % by weight, in addition to at least one element from an element group containing magnesium, nickel, zircon and titanium, in a total concentration relating to the elements from said group that are used, of between 0.05 and 1.7 % by weight, the maximum total proportion of antimony and copper being 35 % by weight for an antimony content that corresponds to three times the copper content.