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 | 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 |
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 | ||
| 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 |
| 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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