Nominal ball diameter (Dw) |
The diameter used to identify a ball size. Note: When purchasing balls from the inch system, the diameter values can deviate (see Appendix B). |
Single diameter of a ball (Dws) |
The distance between two parallel planes that contact the surfaces of the ball. |
Mean diameter of a ball (Dwm) |
The arithmetical mean of the largest and the smallest single diameters Dws of a ball. |
Grade (G) |
A specific combination of dimensional, form and surface roughness tolerances and of the diameter variation. A ball grade is designated by a number preceded by the letter symbol G. |
Ball gauge interval (Ig) |
One of the intervals into which the limit deviation for the nominal diameter of a ball is divided. |
Surface roughness (Ra) |
To DIN EN ISO 4287 and DIN EN ISO 4288. The arithmetical average value of the departure of the profile of a surface from the mean line throughout a specified sampling length, with deviations of form and waviness being ignored. |
Deviation from spherical form (RSW) |
The greatest radial distance, in any equatorial plane, between the smallest circumscribed sphere and the greatest inscribed sphere with a common center calculated using the least squares center (LSC) method described in DIN 5401. |
Variation of ball diameter (VDws) |
The difference between the largest and the smallest single diameters Dws of a ball. |
Lot |
A definite quantity of balls manufactured under conditions which are presumed to be uniform and which have comparable properties according to Table 5 (e. g. same ball gauge). |
Mean diameter of ball lot (DwmL) |
The arithmetical mean of the mean diameter of the largest ball and that of the smallest ball in a lot. |
Variation of ball lot diameter (VdwL) |
The difference between the mean diameter of the largest ball and that of the smallest ball in a lot. |
Ball gauge tolerance (ST) |
Range within which DwmL may vary for a particular ball gauge. The amount of ST is equal to the ball gauge interval IG. |
Distance between the mean ball diameter DwmL of a lot (Ball guage) |
Distance between the mean ball diameter DwmL of a lot and the nominal diameter Dw of the ball, rounded to a whole multiple of the ball gauge interval lo (in grade G3 up to G200). |