Hartford Technologies is the manufacturer of carbon steel balls used in steering columns, casters, conveyors and trolleys, roller skates, toys, and drawer slides.


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Carbon Steel Balls

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Carbon steel balls are an economical alternative to through-hardened balls.
They provide reliable performance for inexpensive anti-friction bearings,
steering columns, casters, conveyors and trolleys, roller skates, toys,
and drawer slides. Carbon steel balls are also specified for vibratory
finishing, and in aerosol cans where ingredient mixing is required.

Material Characteristics
High hardness, and excellent wear resistance. Manufactured from the
highest quality carbon steel.

Hardness
Case-hardened to Rockwell C - 60 (measured on parallel flats)
to provide strength and long life.

Carbon steel balls are hardened to these case depths:

Carbon Steel Balls

Sizes
0.040" (1.0mm) to 2 1/2" (63.5mm)

Grades
Carbon steel balls from Hartford Technologies are
ABMA grades 100 through 1000.

Other Materials
SAE / AISI 1074 and 1085 carbon steel balls available upon request.

Contact Hartford Technologies for your next
carbon steel balls requirement!

In the market for stainless steel balls?
Hartford stocks all 5 major stainless steel grades.

Visit our miniature balls page, too.

Why Hartford?

Hartford Technologies is a leading American manufacturer of custom ball & roller bearings and bearing assemblies, carbon steel balls, and precision rollers, pins, and shafts with manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and China. We provide comprehensive value-added services, including application engineering and inventory management, to a customer base that spans automotive to medical, leisure products to agriculture.

Hartford customers include leading OEMs, and diverse, specialized manufacturers on four continents. Our commitment is to combine technical innovation with agility, responsiveness and institutional strength - strength that comes from a conservative management team, global manufacturing and logistics capability, and more than 80 years of leadership.