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Balls

People often refer to balls as "ball bearings". This is incorrect. A ball is just a ball. Ball bearings contain balls just as roller bearings contain rollers. Balls and rollers are known as the "rolling elements" of a bearing.

Balls are used in many applications other than bearings. Some examples include valves, floating covers, decoration, ball transfers and the retractable ends in ball plungers. MBA provides balls in many materials including steels, plastics and ceramics. Ball material and precision should be selected in accordance with the requirements of the project at hand - see the links to the tables below.

Materials
Precision Grades - Tolerances

See also

AcetalTM is a registered trademark of DuPont. KevlarTM is a registered trademark of DuPont. TeflonTM is a registered trademark of DuPont. TorlonTM is a registered trademark of BP Amoco.


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