Products

Chrome Steel Balls

Chrome steel balls, also known as bearing balls or chrome steel bearing balls, are precision-engineered spheres made from high-quality chrome steel alloy. These balls are commonly used in bearings, valves, and other mechanical components where smooth, low-friction movement is crucial. The chrome steel alloy provides excellent hardness, wear resistance, and corrosion resistance, making these balls durable and long-lasting. They are manufactured with tight tolerances to ensure consistent performance and reliability in various industrial applications. Chrome steel balls are available in a range of sizes and grades to suit different requirements, from miniature precision bearings to heavy-duty industrial machinery.

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Stainless Steel Balls

Stainless steel balls are precision-crafted spheres made from high-quality stainless steel alloy. Renowned for their corrosion resistance, durability, and versatility, these balls find widespread use in various applications across industries. From bearings and valves to jewelry and decorative ornaments, stainless steel balls offer exceptional performance in environments where resistance to rust, staining, and corrosion is paramount. Their inherent strength and resilience make them ideal for demanding applications in harsh conditions, such as marine environments or chemical processing plants. Available in a variety of sizes, grades, and finishes, stainless steel balls are tailored to meet specific needs, ensuring reliable performance and longevity in diverse settings.

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Tungsten Carbide Balls

Tungsten carbide balls are precision-engineered spheres crafted from a composite material of tungsten and carbon atoms, known for their exceptional hardness and wear resistance. These balls are widely utilized in critical applications requiring extreme durability and performance under harsh conditions. From high-precision bearings and valves to aerospace components and precision machining tools, tungsten carbide balls excel in environments where abrasion, impact, and high temperatures are prevalent. Their superior hardness and resistance to deformation ensure extended service life and minimal maintenance requirements, making them a preferred choice for industries demanding reliability and efficiency. Tungsten carbide balls are available in various sizes and grades to meet specific application requirements, offering unparalleled performance and longevity in challenging operating environments.

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Ceramic Balls

Ceramic balls are precision-engineered spheres made from ceramic materials, such as alumina (aluminum oxide), zirconia (zirconium oxide), or silicon nitride. Renowned for their exceptional hardness, corrosion resistance, and thermal stability, ceramic balls find diverse applications across industries. From bearings and valves to grinding media and medical implants, ceramic balls offer superior performance in demanding environments where traditional materials may fail. Their non-conductive properties make them suitable for electrical insulation applications, while their lightweight nature reduces friction and wear in high-speed machinery. Ceramic balls are favored for their longevity and reliability in extreme conditions, including high temperatures, corrosive chemicals, and abrasive environments. Available in various sizes, grades, and compositions, ceramic balls are tailored to meet specific requirements, delivering exceptional performance and efficiency in critical applications.

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Silicon Nitride Balls

Silicon nitride balls are advanced ceramic spheres crafted from silicon and nitrogen atoms, renowned for their exceptional mechanical properties and resistance to thermal shock and corrosion. These precision-engineered balls find diverse applications across industries where demanding conditions prevail. From high-temperature bearings and cutting tools to aerospace components and medical implants, silicon nitride balls excel in environments requiring superior strength, wear resistance, and reliability. Their low thermal conductivity and high hardness make them ideal for use in extreme temperatures and abrasive environments, ensuring prolonged service life and minimal maintenance requirements. Silicon nitride balls are available in various sizes and grades to suit specific application needs, offering outstanding performance and durability in critical industrial processes.

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Delrin Balls

Delrin balls are precision-engineered spheres crafted from acetal resin, a high-performance thermoplastic polymer known for its excellent strength, stiffness, and dimensional stability. These versatile balls find widespread use in diverse industrial applications where low friction, durability, and resistance to wear are essential. From conveyor systems and valve components to medical devices and consumer products, Delrin balls offer reliable performance in demanding environments. Their smooth surface finish reduces friction and minimizes noise in mechanical assemblies, while their resistance to moisture and chemicals ensures suitability for various operating conditions. Delrin balls are lightweight yet robust, making them suitable for high-speed applications without compromising performance. Available in a range of sizes and tolerances, Delrin balls are tailored to meet specific requirements, providing efficient and dependable performance in a wide array of industrial and commercial settings.

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Plastic Balls

Plastic balls are versatile spherical components crafted from various types of polymers, including polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), among others. These lightweight and durable balls find numerous applications across industries due to their affordability, corrosion resistance, and versatility.

In industrial settings, plastic balls are used as check valves, floatation devices, and mixing elements in chemical processing, water treatment, and food processing equipment. Their non-reactive nature makes them suitable for use in corrosive environments, while their low friction properties reduce wear and tear in mechanical systems.

In consumer products, plastic balls are employed in toys, bearings, and cosmetic packaging due to their vibrant colors, ease of molding, and cost-effectiveness. They are also utilized in various recreational activities, including sports equipment such as golf balls and table tennis balls.

Plastic balls come in a range of sizes, colors, and grades to suit specific applications, offering a lightweight and economical alternative to metal counterparts. While not as durable as metal balls, plastic balls excel in environments where corrosion resistance, low friction, and affordability are paramount.

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Other Materials

Apart from the materials discussed separately, balls are made as standard in a variety of other materials. Some of the more common materials are listed here:-

Stellite (Cobalt Chrome)
Stellite balls are made in a small range of sizes, and are used in a number of specific applications. The material provides a useful combination of properties in that it is metalic, conductive, non magnetic, has good hot hardness and shock resistence and corrosion resistence. Where precision balls are required with combinations of these properties, Stellite often offers the most effective solution.

Titanium
Used for a number of medical applications, body jewelry, and some industrial applications, titanium balls are available in a small range of sizes. The low hardness ~40 HRC, limits the precision to which balls can be made, but where other properties of titanium are necessary they can often be used effectively. Titanium balls can be supplied in medically approved grades, and for decorative applications can be supplied eith coloured surface.

Brass & Bronze
Brass and Bronze balls are made in a good range of sizes, and are often used in gas applications where non sparking materials are specified. They are also used in decorative applications.

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Fixture and Checking Balls

Fixture and checking balls are precision-engineered spheres used in manufacturing and quality control processes to ensure accurate measurements and alignment of machined parts and fixtures. These balls are typically made from hardened steel or other durable materials and are precisely sized to specific tolerances.

In manufacturing, fixture and checking balls are often incorporated into jigs, fixtures, and gauges to provide reference points for part positioning and measurement. They help ensure that parts are manufactured to precise specifications and that they fit together correctly in assembly processes.

In quality control applications, fixture and checking balls are used to verify the accuracy of measurement instruments such as coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) and height gauges. By placing these balls in known positions and measuring their dimensions, operators can verify the calibration and performance of their measurement equipment.

Fixture and checking balls come in a variety of sizes and materials to suit different applications and requirements. They play a crucial role in maintaining quality standards and precision in manufacturing processes across various industries, including automotive, aerospace, and precision engineering.

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Calibrated Master Ball Sets

Calibrated master ball sets are precision-engineered collections of spherical reference standards used in metrology and precision measurement applications. These sets typically consist of several balls made from high-quality materials such as hardened steel, ceramic, or tungsten carbide, each with a precise diameter and surface finish.

These master ball sets serve as reference standards for verifying the accuracy and performance of measurement instruments, such as coordinate measuring machines (CMMs), optical comparators, and surface roughness testers. By comparing measurements taken from these instruments against the known dimensions of the master balls, operators can verify the calibration and accuracy of their equipment.

Calibrated master ball sets are essential tools in industries where precision measurement is critical, including aerospace, automotive, and manufacturing. They are meticulously manufactured and certified to meet stringent quality standards, ensuring reliable and accurate measurement results.

These sets often come with a certificate of calibration, detailing the measured dimensions and tolerances of each ball in the set. This documentation provides assurance to users that their measurement instruments are operating within specified tolerances and can be trusted for precise measurement tasks.

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Custom Made Products

Balls on Shafts, Stems, or Wires.
For handling or identification purposes, having a ball attached to a stem or wire of some form can greatly simplify the use of the ball. In measurement applications, particularly if a range of similar size balls are used the ability to identify size visible can be of great advantage

Modified Balls
Half or part balls, Balls with through or blind holes. Balls with internal threads, or flats. In many instances where a spherical or partially spherical surface is required, manufacture from all ball offers significant advantages in terms of accuracy or cost.

Ballizing Balls
Ballizing provides a simple method of producing tightly controlled hole tolerances at very low cost. In practice ball of the appropriate size is pressed through a pre-machined bore causing plastic deformation to occur in the bore wall. Elastic recovery then takes place, and produces the final the final hole size.

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Ball Ended Plug Gauges

Ball-ended plug gauges are precision measuring tools used to verify the size and roundness of holes in machined components. They consist of a cylindrical handle with a spherical ball at one end, which is slightly larger in diameter than the nominal size of the hole being measured.

To use a ball-ended plug gauge, the spherical end is inserted into the hole being measured, and the gauge is rotated or rocked slightly to ensure full contact with the internal surface. If the ball fits snugly into the hole without excessive play, the hole is within tolerance. If there is significant movement or the ball does not seat properly, it indicates that the hole is oversized or out of round.

Ball-ended plug gauges are available in various sizes and tolerances to suit different applications and measurement requirements. They are commonly used in industries such as automotive, aerospace, and manufacturing, where precise tolerances are essential for proper fit and function of mechanical components.

These gauges provide a quick and reliable method for checking hole size and roundness during production or quality control processes, ensuring that machined parts meet specified dimensional requirements.

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