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Chrome Balls -
AISI-52100 / SAE 52100

Chrome Steel Balls

Chrome Steel Balls

Martensitic Steel

Profile
This fine-grain, martensitic steel is the result of years of experimentation
and analysis in search of the best material for bearing use. This is an
excellent material for chrome balls in load-bearing applications, and in
applications as diverse as food grinding systems, vibratory finishing,
plating baths, linear motion components, and check valves.

Other applications that are ideal for chrome balls manufactured by
Hartford include tumbling media, spray can agitation, ball bearings,
drawer slides, writing instruments and locking mechanisms.

If you manufacture valves, Hartford has extensive capabilities and
expertise for the design and manufacturing of balls for valves.

Characteristics
52100 chrome balls demonstrate high hardness, resistance to
deformation, and excellent wear characteristics. Chrome balls from
Hartford are manufactured from the highest quality chrome alloy electric
furnace steel, and through-hardened by Hartford’s advanced heat treating
process for maximum strength and service life. Our SPC process assures
highest dimensional accuracy and surface finish.

Hardness
Rockwell C - 60 to 66

Sizes
1/32" to 3" in grades 3 through 1000.

Tell us your requirements for chrome balls and let us provide
a solution. Hartford Technologies is proud to be a preferred supplier
of standard and custom chrome balls for OEMs and Tier 1s.
Let us put our 80 years of experience to work for you!

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

 

Why Hartford?

Hartford Technologies is a leading American manufacturer of custom ball & roller bearings and bearing assemblies, chrome 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.