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440C Stainless
52100 Chrome
302 Stainless
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52100 Chrome Steel Miniature Balls

E52100 chrome steel balls offer excellent wear and are extremely durable. Typical applications include ball bearings, ball screws, linear bearings, ball bushings and general industrial uses such as ballizing and tumbling media.

Material Conversion Standards – 52100 Chrome

MATERIAL AISI FEDERAL DIN Military ASTM JIS AMS MIL. & GOV'T
STANDARDS
Chrome Steel E52100 FED-STD-66D 100Cr6 MIL-B1083C A295-89 SUJ-2 6440 MS 19059

Material Analysis:

AISI E52100 chrome steel balls are hardened and tempered through their entire diameter to insure uniform structure and hardness in conformance to MIL-H-6875. Ball hardness is controlled within a range HRC 60 - 67 as measured on a parallel surface.

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
Carbon 0.98 to 1.10% Tensile Strength 325,000 psi
Chromium 1.30 to 1.60% Yield Strength 295,000 psi
Manganese 0.25 to 0.45% Elongation in two inches 5%
Silicon 0.15 to 35% Reduction in area 8%
Phosphorus 0.025% Max Modulus of elasticity 29,500,000 psi
Sulfur 0.025% Max Density .283 lbs./cu. In.
Nickel 0.25% Max    
Molybdenum 0.10% Max    

Available Grades and Sizes:

GRADE SIZE RANGE
  Inches Millimeters
100, 200 0.007" - 0.160" 0.2mm - 4mm
5, 10, 24, 48 0.020" - 0.160" 0.5mm - 4mm

Balls per Pound:

SIZE # BALLS PER POUND  
Inch Metric    
.007   19,675,201  
.010   6,748,594  
.015   1,999,583  
.020   843,574  
.025   450,202  
1/32   220,080  
0.0394 1mm 110,590  
3/64   65,418  
1/16   27,642  
5/64   14,153  
0.0787 2mm 13,824  
3/32   8,177  
7/64   5,158  
0.1181 3mm 4,096  
1/8   3,455  
9/64   2,428  
5/32   1,770  
0.157 4mm 1,740  

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