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Silicon Nitride
Alumina Oxide
Zirconia

Chrome and Stainless Steel

52100 Chrome
440C Stainless Steel
316 Stainless Steel
304 Stainless Steel
302 Stainless Steel
Soft Carbon

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CHROME & STAINLESS STEEL

STEEL BALL MATERIAL

For years, the ball bearing has helped

maintain smooth, flawless machine operations.
The lowly steel ball and bearing were critical to
creating the Industrial Revolution, just as they
are essential components in todays endless
variety of manufacturing, recreational and
high-technology equipment.

52100 Chrome Steel: Contains

chromium and, due to through hardening, has excellent surface quality
and high load capability. A universal
material for many applications.
440C Stainless Steel: A martenistictype stainless steel used extensively
in bearing applications that require
hardness, dimensional stability, corrosion resistance and toughness. 440
balls are resistant to corrosion from
fresh water, steam, crude oil, gasoline,
perspiration, alcohol, blood and food
stuffs. 440 is also magnetic.

A.F.B.M.A. BALL GRADES AND TOLERANCES

Grade

Sphericity

Basic Dia Tolerance

.000003"

+/- .00003"

.000005"

+/- .00005"

10

.000010"

+/- .0001"

25

.000025"

+/- .0001"

50

.000050"

+/- .0002"

100

.000100"

+/- .0005"

200

.000200"

+/- .0010"

500

.000500"

+/- .002"

1000

.001000"

+/- .005"

316 Stainless Steel: 316 stainless

steel balls provide resistance to
sulfurous acid compounds and other
highly corrosive environments, and
is used in the presence of sulfuric,
phosphoric and acetic acids. It is the
least magnetic of the 300 series.
304 Stainless Steel: 304 Stainless
Steel is an austentistic, unhardened
stainless steel with excellent resistance to corrosion by oxidizing agents,
most organic chemicals, food stuffs
and sterilizing solutions. It has a lower
carbon content than 302 Stainless
Steel and is slightly magnetic.
302 Stainless Steel: 302 Stainless
Steel is extremely tough and corrosion
resistant to oxidizing solutions and
many organic compounds in an
unhardened state. In its annealed
condition it withstands attacks by food
stuffs, dyes, sterilizing solutions and
nitric acid. It is not recommended for
sulfuric or halogen applications, and is
slightly magnetic.

Grade: The guaranteed sphericity expressed in millionths of an inch.

For example, a grade 25 ball is spherically accurate within 25
millionths of an inch.
Sphericity: The difference between the largest diameter and the
smallest diameter on a single ball.
Basic Diameter Tolerance: The maximum allowable deviation from
the basic diameter.

STEEL BALL PROPERTIES

Soft Carbon

52100
Chrome Steel

440C
Stainless Steel

316
Stainless Steel

Tensile Strength

53,000 psi

325000 psi

285,000 psi

90,000 psi

Yield Strength

44,000 psi

295,000 psi

275,000 psi

45,000 psi

Elongation in Two Inches 26%

5%

2%

35%

Reduction in Area

50%

8%

10%

60%

Modulus of Elasticity

28 x 10^6 psi

29,500,000 psi

29,000,000 psi

28,000,000 psi

Density

0.284 lbs/cubic in.

0.28 lbs/cubic in.

0.2777 lbs/cubic in.

0.290 lbs/cubic in.

Rockwell Hardness

Rc 60 min

Rc 60-67

Rc 58-65

Rc 25-39

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CHROME & STAINLESS STEEL

Inch
Size
.0312"
.0315"
.0394"
.0469"
.0472"
.0591"
.0625"
.0781"
.0787"
.0937"
.0984"
.1094"
.1181"
.1250"
.1379"
.1406"
.1562"
.1575"
.1719"
.1772"
.1875"
.1969"
.2031"
.2165"
.2187"
.2344"
.2362"
.2500"
.2559"
.2656"
.2756"
.2812"
.2953"
.3125"
.3150"
.3281"
.3346"
.3437"
.3543"
.3740"
.3750"
.3937"
.4062"
.4134"
.4331"
.4375"
.4528"
.4687"
.4724"
.4921"
.5000"
.5118"
.5312"
.5512"
.5625"
.5906"

Metric
Size
0.7937
0.8000
1.0000
1.1906
1.2000
1.5000
1.5875
1.9844
2.0000
2.3812
2.5000
2.7781
3.0000
3.1750
3.5000
3.5719
3.9687
4.0000
4.3656
4.5000
4.7625
5.0000
5.1594
5.5000
5.5562
5.9531
6.0000
6.3500
6.5000
6.7469
7.0000
7.1437
7.5000
7.9375
8.0000
8.3344
8.5000
8.7312
9.0000
9.5000
9.5250
10.0000
10.3180
10.5000
11.0000
11.1120
11.5000
11.9060
12.0000
12.5000
12.7000
13.0000
13.4937
14.0000
14.2875
15.0000

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mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm

Fraction
1/32"

3/64"

1/16"
5/64"
3/32"
7/64"
1/8"
9/64"
5/32"
11/64"
3/16"
13/64"
7/32"
15/64"
1/4"
17/64"
9/32"
5/16"
21/64"
11/32"

3/8"
13/32"

7/16"
15/32"

1/2"
17/32"
9/16"

Smaller sizes sold in minimum packs of 100

52100
Chrome
Steel

440C
Stainless
Steel

316
Stainless
Steel

= In stock

304
Stainless
Steel

302
Stainless
Steel

= Check availability

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CHROME & STAINLESS STEEL

Inch
Size
.6107"
.6250"
.6299"
.6693"
.6875"
.7087"
.7480"
.7500"
.7874"
.8125"
.8268"
.8660"
.8750"
.9055"
.9375"
.9449"
.9843"
1.000"
1.0236"
1.0625"
1.0630"
1.1025"
1.1250"
1.1417"
1.1812"
1.18755"
1.2214"
1.2500"
1.2608"
1.3002"
1.3125"
1.3396"
1.3750"
1.3790"
1.4184"
1.4375"
1.4578"
1.4972"
1.5000"
1.5366"
1.5760"
1.6154"
1.6250"
1.6548"
1.6942"
1.7336"
1.7500"
1.7730"
1.8124"
1.8518"
1.8750"
1.8912"
1.9306"
1.9700"
2.0000"

Metric
Size
15.5000
15.8750
16.0000
17.0000
17.4625
18.0000
19.0000
19.0500
20.0000
20.6375
21.0000
22.0000
22.2250
23.0000
23.8125
24.0000
25.0000
25.4000
26.0000
26.9875
27.0000
28.0000
28.5750
29.0000
30.0000
30.1625
31.0000
31.7500
32.0000
33.0000
33.3375
34.0000
34.9250
35.0000
36.0000
36.5125
37.0000
38.0000
38.1000
39.0000
40.0000
41.0000
41.2750
42.0000
43.0000
44.0000
44.4500
45.0000
46.0000
47.0000
47.6250
48.0000
49.0000
50.0000
50.8000

Fraction
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
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mm

5/8"

11/16"

3/4"
13/16"

7/8"
15/16"

1"
1 1/16"

1 1/8"

1 3/16"
1 1/4"

1 5/16"
1 3/8"

1 7/16"

1 1/2"

1 5/8"

1 3/4"

1 7/8"

2"

Smaller sizes sold in minimum packs of 100

52100
Chrome
Steel

440C
Stainless
Steel

316
Stainless
Steel

= In stock

(cont'd)
304
Stainless
Steel

302
Stainless
Steel

= Check availability

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CERAMIC BALL PROPERTIES

Compressive Strength
Max Useful Temperature
Thermal Conductivity

Silicon Nitride
341,300 psi
2552F
.07 Cal/sec cmC

Thermal Expansion

1.78x10 to -6th power /F

Alumina Oxide
330,000 psi
3180F
35.6 W/mC @ 20C,
6.3 W/mC @800C
4.6x10 to the -6th power/F

Electrical Resistivity

Young's Modulus
of Elasticity

>10 to the 6th power

Ohm/cm @500C, 10 to
the 5th power Ohm/cm
@2000C
47x10 to
the 6th power psi

>10 to the 14th power

Ohm/cm @25C, 2.5x10
to the 6th power Ohm/cm
@900C
54x10 to the
6th power psi

Hardness

1500-2000 Vickers

1365 Vickers

Density

.116 lbs/inch to the

3rd power

.139 lbs/inch to the

3rd power

Zirconia
794,837 psi
1800F
0.007 Cal/cm, Sec 0
10.9x10 to the -6th
power/C
2.2x10 to the12th
power cm

30.6x10 to the 6th

power, 21700 kgr/mm
to the 2nd power
1250 kgr/mm to
2nd power
.219 lbs/inch to the
3rd power

Silicon Nitride Ceramic Balls Grade 5

CERAMIC BALLS

CERAMIC BALL MATERIAL

Silicon Nitride: A new material suitable
for applications where high loads, high
speeds and extreme temperatures are factors. Long life and the need for minimum
lubrication make this material suitable for
extreme applications. Silicon Nitride is
anti-magnetic and resistant to most substances. Maximum useful temperature is
2552F.
Alumina Oxide: This material is resistant
to most corrosive materials, however it is
not recommended for environments containing hydrochloric and hydrofluoric acids
or strong alkaline solutions. Maximum
useful temperature is 3180F.
Zirconia: This material is inert to corrosive
materials, with the exception of hydrofluoric
acid and hot concentrated sulfuric acid.
Maximum useful temperature is 1800F.

Ceramic Balls are particularly well suited for

use in extremely harsh environments where
high temperatures, corrosive and erosive
substances are present.
High Performance Bearings: Ceramic ball's
outstanding properties are ideal where high
performance is required.
= In stock
Balls sold individually

Inch Size
.0312"
.0315"
.0394"
.0469"
.0472"
.0591"
.0625"
.0787"
.0937"
.0984"
.1181"
.1250"
.1379"
.1562"
.1575"
.1772"
.1875"
.1969"
.2165"
.2187"
.2344"
.2362"
.2500"
.2559"
.2656"
.2756"
.2812"
.2953"
.3125"
.3150"
.3346"
.3437"
.3543"
.3750"
.3937"
.4375"

Metric Size
0.7937 mm
0.8000 mm
1.0000 mm
1.1906 mm
1.2000 mm
1.5000 mm
1.5875 mm
2.0000 mm
2.3812 mm
2.5000 mm
3.0000 mm
3.1750 mm
3.5000 mm
3.9687 mm
4.0000 mm
4.5000 mm
4.7625 mm
5.0000 mm
5.5000 mm
5.5562 mm
5.9531 mm
6.0000 mm
6.3500 mm
6.5000 mm
6.7469 mm
7.0000 mm
7.1437 mm
7.5000 mm
7.9375 mm
8.0000 mm
8.5000 mm
8.7312 mm
9.0000 mm
9.5250 mm
10.0000 mm
11.1120 mm

Fraction
1/32"

3/64"

1/16"
3/32"

1/8"
5/32"

3/16"

7/32"
15/64"
1/4"
17/64"
9/32"
5/16"

11/32"
3/8"
7/16"

Availability

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SOFT CARBON

Soft Carbon Balls

Inch Size
.0469"
.0625"
.0937"
.1250"
.1562"
.1875"
.2187"
.2500"
.2812"
.3125"
.3437"
.3750"
.4062"
.4375"
.4687"
.5000"
.5312"
.5625"
.6250"
.6875"
.7500"
.8125"
.8750"
1.000"
1.0625"

Metric Size
1.1906 mm
1.5875 mm
2.3812 mm
3.1750 mm
3.9687 mm
4.7625 mm
5.5562 mm
6.3500 mm
7.1437 mm
7.9375 mm
8.7312 mm
9.5250 mm
10.3180 mm
11.1120 mm
11.9060 mm
12.7000 mm
13.4937 mm
14.2875 mm
15.8750 mm
17.4625 mm
19.0500 mm
20.6375 mm
22.2250 mm
25.4000 mm
26.9875 mm

Fraction
3/64"
1/16"
3/32"
1/8"
5/32"
3/16"
7/32"
1/4"
9/32"
5/16"
11/32"
3/8"
13/32"
7/16"
15/32"
1/2"
17/32"
9/16"
5/8"
11/16"
3/4"
13/16"
7/8"
1"
1 1/16"

Balls/lb
(65,300)
(27,500)
(8,160)
(3,440)
(1,760)
(1,020)
(642)
(430)
(302)
(220)
(166)
(128)
(100)
(80.31)
(65.29)
(53.8)
(44.85)
(37.5)
(27.55)
(20.69)
(15.94)
(12.54)
(10.04)
(6.72)
(5.61)

Availability

= In stock

Soft Carbon balls sold

by the pound.

SOFT CARBON MATERIAL

Soft Carbon: Ball has a carburised case with a soft core. Lends resistance to shock loads and surface wear
while providing good load carrying ability. Used for moderate loads and slow rotations.
CARBON, CHROME AND STAINLESS STEEL BALL APPLICATIONS
Grinding Balls: For surface peening or pulverising of products: cement; refractories; coal; inks; paints; face
powders
Bearing Balls: Thrust and ball bearings: Grade 25, 20. For Bicycles: Grade 200-50.
For Valves: 304 and 306 Stainless.
Ball Burnishing Applications: Steel balls are used mainly in centrifugal and vibratory finishing machines,
tumblers and barrels for applications like burnishing, polishing, mirror finishing, eliminating manual buffing,
improving component surface and Ra value resulting in improved finishes after coating.
Decorative Use: On Spectacle frames, watches, artificial jewelry, handicrafts and designer furniture.
Other Applications: In castors, conveyors, roller skates, drawer slides, door locks, garage doors and ball pens.
Paint Balls: Used in aerosol cans of paint and nail polish bottles as agitators.
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