Ball Size, Grade and Tolerance Definitions

ABMA Std-10
Grade

Dia. Tolerance per

Container/Lot

Diameter Tolerance
per Shipment

MM

Inches

MM

Inches

MM

0.0002
0.0004
0.0006
0.0013
0.0025
0.0051
0.0076
0.0127
0.0254
n/a
n/a

0.00002
0.00003
0.00005
0.0001
0.0002
0.0004
0.0006
0.001
0.002
0.005
n/a

0.0005
0.0007
0.0013
0.0025
0.0050
0.0102
0.0152
0.025
0.051
0.127
n/a

0.0001
0.0001
0.0001
0.0002
0.0005
0.0010
0.0015
0.002
0.005
0.005
0.005

0.00254
0.00254
0.00254
0.0050
0.0127
0.0254
0.0381
0.050
0.127
0.127
0.127

Sphericity
Inches

10
0.00001
15
0.00001
25
0.000025
50
0.00005
100
0.0001
200
0.0002
300
0.0003
500
0.0005
1000
0.0010
2000
n/a
Burnishing
n/a

Surface
Finish
Arithmetic
Average
1
1
2
3
5
8
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

ISO 3290
Grade

Sphericity

3
5
10
16
20
24
28
40
60
100
200

meters
.08
.13
.25
.4
.5
.6
.7
1
1.5
2.5
5

Variation of Ball
Diameter
meters
.08
.13
.25
.4
.5
.6
.7
1
1.5
2.5
5

Variation of Ball lot

Diameter
meters
.13
.25
.5
.8
1
1.2
1.4
2
3
5
10

Surface Finish
Ra
.010
.014
.020
.025
.032
.040
.050
.060
.080
.100
.150

DIN 5401
Grade

Sphericity

3
5
10
16
20
28
40
100
200
500

meters
.08
.13
.25
.4
.5
.7
1
2.5
5
25

Hartford Technologies

Variation of Ball
Diameter
meters
.08
.13
.25
.4
.5
.7
1
2.5
5
25

Variation of Ball lot

Surface roughness
Diameter
meters
Ra
.13
.010
.25
.014
.5
.020
.8
.025
1
.032
1.4
.050
2
.060
5
.125
10
.200
N/A
N/A

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