Ruby Balls

Ruby Balls

Applications include Sapphire or Ruby 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 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

Model Diameter Diameter (mm) Grade Material
B0.20R 0.0078" 0.20 25 Ruby
B0.30R 0.0118" 0.30 25 Ruby
B0.35R 0.0138" 0.35 25 Ruby
B0.38R 0.0150" 0.381 25 Ruby
B0.40R 0.0156" 0.40 25 Ruby
B0.50R 0.0197" 0.50 25 Ruby
B0.60R 0.0236" 0.60 25 Ruby
B0.79R 0.0312" 0.79248 25 Ruby
B1.00R 0.0394" 1.00 25 Ruby
B1.20R 0.0472" 1.20 25 Ruby
B1.50R 0.0591" 1.50 25 Ruby
B1.58R 0.0625" 1.5875 25 Ruby
B2.00R 0.0787" 2.00 25 Ruby
B2.38R 0.0937" 2.38125 25 Ruby
B2.50R 0.0984" 2.50 25 Ruby
B2.78R 0.1094" 2.77876 25 Ruby
B3.00R 0.1181" 3.00 25 Ruby
B3.18R 0.1250" 3.175 25 Ruby
B3.97R 0.1562" 3.9675 25 Ruby
B4.00R 0.1575" 4.00 25 Ruby
B4.76R 0.1875" 4.7625 25 Ruby
B5.00R 0.1969" 5.00 25 Ruby
B5.55R 0.2187" 5.55498 25 Ruby
B6.00R 0.2362" 6.00 25 Ruby
B6.35R 0.2500" 6.35 25 Ruby
B7.94R 0.3125" 7.9375 25 Ruby
B9.53R 0.3750" 9.525 25 Ruby
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