Sapphire Balls

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