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Designation: F 2215 – 05
Standard Specification for
Balls, Bearings, Ferrous and Nonferrous for Use in
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Bearings, Valves, and Bearing Applications
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 2215; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
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e NOTE—Editorial changes were made throughout in June 2005.
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e NOTE—Footnote in Table 2 was editorially corrected in September 2005.
1. Scope 2. Referenced Documents
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1.1 This specification covers requirements for ferrous and 2.1 ASTM Standards:
nonferrous inch balls. The balls covered in this specification A 108 Specification for Steel Bar, Carbon and Alloy, Cold-
are intended for use in bearings, bearing applications, check Finished
valves, and other components using balls. A 276 Specification for Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes
1.2 This is a general specification. The individual item A 295 Specification for High-CarbonAnti-Friction Bearing
requirementsshallbeasspecifiedhereininaccordancewiththe Steels
AnnexA2 throughAnnexA9 MS sheet standards. In the event B 21/B 21M Specification for Naval Brass Rod, Bar, and
of any conflict between requirements of this specification and Shapes
theAnnexA2 throughAnnexA9 MS sheet standards, the latter B 124/B 124M Specification for Copper and Copper Alloy
shall govern. Forging Rod, Bar, and Shapes
1.3 The values given in inch-pound units are to be regarded B 276 Test Method for Apparent Porosity in Cemented
as standard. The values given in parentheses are for informa- Carbides
tion only. B 283 Specification for Copper and Copper Alloy Die
1.4 This specification contains many of the requirements of Forgings (Hot-Pressed)
MIL-B-1083, which was originally developed by the Depart- D 3951 Practice for Commercial Packaging
ment of Defense and maintained by the Defense Supply Center E18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness and Rockwell
Richmond. The following government activity codes may be Superficial Hardness of Metallic Materials
foundintheDepartmentofDefense,StandardizationDirectory E112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size
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SD-1. E 381 Method of Macroetch Testing Steel Bars, Billets,
Blooms, and Forgings
Preparing Activity Custodians Review Activities
DLA-GS Army-AT Army-AV, EA, AR, MI
E 381 ASTM Adjuncts: Photographs for Rating Macro-
Navy-OS Navy-SH
etched Steels (3 Plates)
Air Force-99 Air Force- 11, 84
E 384 Test Method for Microindentation Hardness of Ma-
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the
terials
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the 4
2.2 ASTM Adjunct:
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
ADJE0381 Plate I, Plate II, and Plate III
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- 5
2.3 ABMA Standard:
bility of regulatory requirements prior to use.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
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ThisspecificationisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeF34onRolling contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Element Bearings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F34.01 on Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
Rolling Element. the ASTM website.
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Current edition approved May 1, 2005. Published May 2005. Originally Available fromASTM International Headquarters, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO
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approved in 2002. Last previous edition approved in 2003 as F 2215 – 03 . Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428–2959.
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The Department of Defense, Standardization Directory, SD-1, may be found at: Available from the Anti-Friction Bearing Manufacturers’ Association, Inc.,
http://assist.daps.dla.mil/online/start/. 1101 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
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F2215–05
ABMA-STD-10 Metal Balls (Inactive Specification) 3. Terminology
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2.4 ANSI Standards:
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
ANSIB46.1 SurfaceTexture(SurfaceRoughness,Waviness
3.1.1 ball gage deviation (DS)—difference between the lot
and Lay)
mean diameter and the sum of the nominal diameter and the
ANSI B89.3.1 Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspec-
ball gage.
tion by Attributes
3.1.2 basic diameter—diameter size of the balls, in inches.
ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 Sampling Procedures and Tables for
3.1.3 basic diameter tolerance—maximum allowable de-
Inspection by Attributes
viation from the speci
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