Precision Balls Specifications

Dimension and Weight Conversion Chart

Size Nos / kg Weight of 1000
balls in kg.
Size Nos / kg Weight of 1000
balls in kg.
Inch mm Inch mm
    1.500 72124 0.015  3/4" 19.05 35.00 28.571
1/16"   1.5875 60843 0.016 25/32" 19.844 31.00 32.258
5/64"   1.9844 31500 0.032   20.000 30.50 32.787
    2.000 30427 0.033 13/16" 20.638 28.00 35.714
3/32"   2.381 18058 0.055   21.000 26.00 38.462
    2.500 15612 0.064 27/32" 21.431 25.00 40.000
7/64"   2.778 11478 0.087   22.000 23.00 43.478
    3.000 9035 0.111 7/8" 22.225 22.00 45.455
1/8"   3.175 7622 0.131   23.000 20.00 50.000
    3.500 5689 0.176 29/32" 23.019 20.00 50.000
5/32"   3.969 3902 0.256 15/16" 23.813 18.00 55.556
    4.000 3811 0.262   24.000 17.64 56.689
    4.500 2677 0.374 31/32" 24.606 16.37 61.087
3/16"   4.763 2258 0.443   25.000 15.61 64.061
    5.000 1951 0.513 1" 25.400 14.88 67.204
7/32"   5.556 1422 0.703   26.000 13.88 72.046
15/64"   5.953 1155 0.866 1 - 1/16" 26.988 12.41 80.580
    6.000 1129 0.886   28.000 11.11 90.009
1/4"   6.350   953 1.049 1 - 1/8" 28.575 10.45 95.694
17/64"   6.747   794 1.259   30.000 9.03 110.742
    7.000   711 1.406 1 - 3/16" 30.163 8.89 112.486
9/32"   7.144   669 1.495 1 - 1/4" 31.750   7.62 131.234  
5/16"   7.938   487 2.053   32.000   7.44 134.409  
    8.000   476 2.101 1 - 5/16" 33.338   6.58 151.976  
11/32"   8.731   366 2.732   34.000   6.20 161.29  
    9.000   334 2.994 1 - 3/8" 34.925   5.72 174.825  
3/8"   9.525   282 3.546   35.000   5.68 176.056  
    10.000   243 4.115   36.000   5.22 191.571  
13/32" 10.319   222 4.505 1 - 7/16" 36.513  5.01 199.601  
  11.000   183 5.464   38.000   4.44 225.225  
7/16" 11.113   177 5.650 1 - 1/2" 38.100   4.41 226.757  
29/64" 11.509   160 6.250 1.9/16" 39.688   3.900 256.410
15/32" 11.906   144 6.944   40.000   3.810 262.467
  12.000   141 7.092 1.5/8" 41.275   3.470 288.184
31/64" 12.303   131 7.634 1.11/16" 42.863   3.100 322.581
1/2" 12.700   119 8.403 1.3/4" 44.450   2.780 359.712
  13.000   111 9.072   45.000   2.680 373.134
17/32" 13.494     99 10.101   1.13/16" 46.038     2.500 400.000  
  14.000     89 11.236   1.7/8" 47.625   2.260 442.478
9/16" 14.288     84 11.905   1.15/16" 49.212     2.060 485.437
  15.000 72.00 13.889   50.000 1.950 512.821
19/32" 15.081     71 14.085   2" 50.800     1.860 537.634  
5/8" 15.875     61 16.393   2.1/8" 53.975     1.550 645.161
  16.000 60.00 16.667   55.000 1.470 680.272
21/32" 16.669     53 18.868   2.1/4" 57.150     1.310 763.359
  17.000 50.00 20.000   60.000 1.130 884.956
11/16" 17.463 46.00 21.739 2.3/8" 60.325 1.120 892.857
  18.000 42.00 23.809 2.1/2" 63.500 0.950 1,052.632
23/32" 18.256 40.00 25.000        
The weight specified above is based on the SAE 52100 steel balls.1Kg = 2.205 lbs (USA)
* Series are not part of regular production
Material Multiplying Factor
Carbon Steel 1.004
Stainless Steel AISI 302 / 304 1.011
Stainless Steel AISI 316 1.025
Stainless Steel AISI 420 / 440 0.979
Brass 1.074
Aluminium 2.839
The multiplying factor for obtaining the approximate weight of 1000 balls, in Kgs; for other materials is as given below.

Material

Material Specification (SAE/AISI) Equivalent Specification (DIN/B.S)
Chrome Steel SAE 52100 DIN 100Cr6
Chemical Composition %
C Si Mn P S Cu AI Cr Mo Ni Pb Fe Zn
0.98 - 1.10 0.15 - 0.35 0.25 - 0.45 0.025 - max. 0.025 - max.     1.30 - 1.60 0.10 - max. 0.25 - max.      

Quality Chart

ISO 3290 : 2001 (E) (Values in Micron)
Grade Variation of ball diameter VDws Max. Deviation from spherical form tDw Max. Surface roughness Ra Max. Lot diameter Variation VDwL Max.
G3  0.08 0.08 0.010 0.10
G 5  0.13 0.13 0.014 0.25
G 10  0.25 0.25 0.020 0.5  
G 16 0.4  0.4  0.025 0.8  
G 20 0.5  0.5  0.032 1     
G 24 0.6  0.6  0.040 1.2  
G 28 0.7  0.7  0.050 1.4  
G 40 1     1     0.060 2    
G 60 1.5 1.5  0.080 3    
G100 2.5 2.5  0.100 5    
G 200 5    5     0.150 10