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News Release from: Danaher Motion | Subject: 99.99% alumina oxide ruby/sapphire balls
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 09 August 2000
Ruby/sapphire balls ideal for laser
applications
Thomson Precision Ball Company, LLC, is offering a family of 99.99% alumina oxide ruby/sapphire balls that are suitable for use in optical and light refractive applications such as lasers
Thomson Precision Ball Company, LLC, is offering for the first time a family of 99.99% alumina oxide ruby/sapphire balls that are suitable for use in optical and light refractive applications such as lasers Available in precision grades up to Grade 10, the balls are comparable in hardness to alumina ceramic
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 17 May 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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Features include: - exceptional anti-corrosive properties - high surface smoothness - high thermal stability - chemical inertness - lubrication-free operation.
The balls are available in varying colors and perform well where corrosion, lubrication and high temperature cannot be tolerated.
Thomson Precision Ball Company offers designers precision balls in a choice of 27 high performance materials, including Type 316L surgical stainless steel, 52100 chrome steel, stainless steels, Monel, K-Monel, bronze, brass, plastic and ceramic.
Thomson Precision Ball is the only ball manufacturer to have a metrology laboratory accredited by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) that can calibrate and certify master balls for roundness, diameter, and surface finish.
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