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Hard Wear-Resistant 52100 Alloy Steel Balls

- Yield Strength: 295,000 psi
- Hardness: Rockwell C60 (Very Hard)
- Fabrication: Cold Worked
- Specifications Met: See table
High carbon and chromium content makes this 52100 alloy steel extremely hard and resistant to wear. It’s also known as chrome steel. Often used as bearings, these balls are hardened for increased abrasion and impact resistance.
Certificates with a traceable lot number are available for these products. Download certificates from ORDER HISTORY after your order ships.
Dia. | Dia. Tolerance | Heat Treatment | Pkg. Qty. | Pkg. | |
Mirror-Like | |||||
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1 5/16" | -0.0001" to 0.0001" | Hardened | 4 | 0000000 | 000000 |
Flange-Mount Ball Transfers

Steel balls are durable. Chrome-plated steel balls are durable and resist wear and corrosion. Acetal balls are abrasion resistant.
Ball transfers with an angled working orientation can be used to form support stands.
Capacity is given for the ball up orientation. Using these ball transfers in a ball down or angled orientation could reduce the capacity stated.
Flange | Mounting Hole | ||||||||||
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Ball Dia. | Cap., lbs. | Ht. | Dia. | Working Orientation | Dia. | No.of Mounting Holes | Dia. | Ctr.-to-Ctr. | Each | ||
Steel Ball | |||||||||||
Black-Oxide Steel Housing | |||||||||||
E | 1 1/8" | 180 | 1 19/32" | 1 5/16" | Ball Up, Ball Down, Angle | 2 7/16" | 4 | 5/32" | 2 3/16" | 0000000 | 000000 |