Sapphire & Ruby Balls

Applications include Ball Lenses, which demand a hard material that can withstand thermal and environmental shock, high wear resistance, and chemical compatibility. We offer a wide range of stock sizes of Sapphire Balls and Ruby Balls with diameters as low as 0.15mm. Sapphire Balls and Ruby Balls have typical tolerances of sphericity 0.625 micron and diameter ±2.5 micron (Grade 25). 

Typical Applications: Fiber Optic Connectors, Flow Meters, rotameters, Bar Code Readers, Wear Applications.

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Model Ruby Model Diameter Diameter (mm)
N/AB0.15R0.00590.150
B0.20SB0.20R0.0078"0.20
B0.30SB0.30R0.0118"0.30
B0.35SB0.35R0.0138"0.35
B0.38SB0.38R0.0150"0.381
B0.40SB0.40R0.0156"0.40
B0.50SB0.50R0.0197"0.50
B0.60SB0.60R0.0236"0.60
B0.79SB0.79R0.0312"0.79248
B1.00SB1.00R0.0394"1.00
B1.20SB1.20R0.0472"1.20
B1.50SB1.50R0.0591"1.50
B1.58SB1.58R0.0625"1.5875
B2.00SB2.00R0.0787"2.00
B2.38SB2.38R0.0937"2.38125
B2.50SB2.50R0.0984"2.50
B2.78SB2.78R0.1094"2.77876
B3.00SB3.00R0.1181"3.000
B3.18SB3.18R0.1250"3.175
B3.97SB3.97R0.1562"3.9675
B4.00SB4.00R0.1575"4.00
B4.76SB4.76R0.1875"4.7625
B5.00SB5.00R0.1969"5.00
B5.55SB5.55R0.2187"5.55498
B6.00SB6.00R0.2362"6.00
B6.35S B6.35R0.2500"6.35
B7.94SB7.94R0.3125"7.9375
B9.53SB9.53R0.3750"9.525