Abstract
This specification covers the establishment of the basic quality, physical/mechanical property, and test requirements for silicon nitride balls Classes I, II, and III to be used for ball bearings and specialty ball applications. Silicon nitride balls should be produced from either silicon nitride powder having the compositional limits from silicon metal powder.
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1. Scope
1.1 This specification covers the establishment of the basic quality, physical/mechanical property, and test requirements for silicon nitride balls Classes I, II, and III to be used for ball bearings and specialty ball applications.
1.2 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) 
The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
C1161 Test Method for Flexural Strength of Advanced Ceramics at Ambient Temperature
C1421 Test Methods for Determination of Fracture Toughness of Advanced Ceramics at Ambient Temperature
ASME Standard
B46.1 Surface Texture (Surface Roughness, Waviness, and Lay) Application for copies should be addressed to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), ASME International Headquarters, Three Park Ave., New York, NY 10016-5990, http://www.asme.org.
ISO Standards
4505 Hardmetals--Metallographic Determination of Porosity and Uncombined Carbon
ANSI Standard
ANSI/ASQCZ1.4 Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection by Attributes Application for copies should be addressed to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.
ABMA Standards
STD10 Metal Balls Application for copies should be addressed to the American Bearing Manufacturers Association, 1200 19th Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036-2401.
JIS Standards
R1607 Testing Method for Fracture Toughness of High Performance Ceramics
CEN Standards
ENV843-5 Advanced Technical Ceramics--Monolithic Ceramics--Mechanical Properties at Room Temperature, Part 5, Statistical Analysis
Keywords
ball bearings; bearing balls; ceramic; silicon nitride; Si3N4; precision balls; Ball/roller bearings--specifications; Precision balls; Silicon nitride (Si3N4) ;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 21.100.01 (Bearings in general)
DOI: 10.1520/F2094_F2094M-11
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