PERFECTION IN STEEL

AT A GLANCE
PERFECTION IN STEEL VTKOVICE CYLINDERS a.s.
VTKOVICE CYLINDERS a.s. is a major member of VTKOVICE MACHINERY
GROUP comprising more than 60 companies with total sales over 1 billion
EUR and employing about 8,500 people all over the world.
VTKOVICE CYLINDERS a.s. is a manufacturer of steel grinding balls with a many years
tradition.
The grinding balls have been produced since 1938 when the production process based
on press forging technology was initiated. In 1961 the product range was extended by
rolled grinding balls. The grinding balls are produced by VTKOVICE CYLINDERS a.s.
using world-class equipment achieving high quality.
In 1998 the entire production process was reequipped, heat treatment technology
(quenching and tempering) was added and the product range was further extended.
GRINDING BALL CLASSIFICATION AND PRODUCTION
The rolled and forged grinding balls are actually offered in the following nominal diameters:
16, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 and 120 mm.
The grinding balls of the diameters above are produced and offered in the following
hardness classes:
Hard 59-65 HRC for diameters D16 D50
57-64 HRC for diameters D60 - D70
55-62 HRC for diameters D80 D100
50-60 HRC for diameter D120
Medium 42-55 HRC for diameters D16 and more
Low 240-360 HB for diameters D16 and more

and approximate chemical composition:
Chemical elements in %
C Mn Si P S Cr
0,50 - 2,00 0,50 - 2,00 0,15 - 0,70 max. 0,035 max. 0,035 max. 1,50
The grinding balls are produced of materials which have undergone a long-term development in
the company and are continuously advanced to improve the end-use properties and customer
satisfaction. The combination of high-quality wear-resistant steel and high grinding ball hardness
ensures very low wear values during grinding. The heat treatment process is described in great
detail so that each grinding ball is uniformly through-hardened which enables to achieve the
best mechanical properties. The achievement of accurate volume hardness values is a matter of
course.
In case of special requirements we can offer production and delivery of the grinding balls in other
diameters and made of various material grades provided the quantity conditions are met.
PERFECTION IN STEEL VTKOVICE CYLINDERS a.s.
INSPECTION OF INPUT MATERIAL
The input material for the grinding ball production are round
bars which are subject to strict receiving inspection be-
fore their entry into the production process. Identication
of each bundle is a precondition which must be met in any
case.
HEATING OF INPUT MATERIAL
The input material is heated in an advanced walking beam
furnace which ensures accurate output temperature of the
bars. The temperature is one of the most important factors
inuencing the nal grinding ball hardness in direct heat
treatment from the rolling temperature
ROLLING OF GRINDING BALLS
Two rolling mills for the grinding ball processing are avail-
able. Grinding balls of 16, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 50 mm
diameters are rolled on the smaller one and grinding balls
of 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100 mm diameters are rolled on the
larger one. Reworking and improvement of the tools ap-
plied enables to achieve very high surface quality of the
grinding balls processed on the two rolling mills.
GRINDING BALL PRODUCTION PROCESS
PERFECTION IN STEEL VTKOVICE CYLINDERS a.s.
HEAT TREATMENT
The grinding balls are heat treated in an advanced furnace
linked with a high-capacity quenching tank to achieve the
required hardness. The heat treatment know-how elabo-
rated in detail secures the achievement of high hardness, or
accurate hardness range required by the customer.
GRINDING BALL INSPECTION
Specied number of grinding balls is withdrawn from each
production lot during the production process. Each of the
withdrawn grinding balls is then subject to thorough meas-
urement of surface and volume hardness. Metalographic
structure of the material of cut-up grinding balls is also ana-
lyzed using etching.
GRINDING BALL PACKING
The grinding balls are packed as required by the customers.
We offer packing in steel barrels on pallets or without pal-
lets, in high-volume bags of 1 ton bearing capacity. We also
offer grinding balls in bulk. The services provided by the
company include the arrangement of grinding ball trans-
port by truck, railway wagon or in containers.
PERFECTION IN STEEL VTKOVICE CYLINDERS a.s.
PASSION FOR QUALITY
TECHNOLOGICAL ROUTE OF GRINDING BALL PRODUCTION
REFERENCES
The grinding balls manufactured by VTKOVICE CYLINDERS a.s. satisfy the requirements of local as well as foreign cus-
tomers from almost all over the world. The grinding balls are suitable for all applications in both wet and dry grinding. The
typical application spheres include:
1. Mining industry grinding of ores (iron, manganese, chromium, wolfram, molybdenum, copper, zinc, gold, uranium)
2. Building industry grinding of sand and raw materials for cement (limestone) production
3. Energy and Heat industry grinding of coal, blast furnace slag, etc.
4. Other grinding of colour pigments, ceramic materials, etc.
CERTIFICATION
VTKOVICE CYLINDERS a.s. is a holder of ISO 9001:2008, SN EN ISO 14001:2005 and SN OHSAS 18001:2008 cer-
ticates. The system cetication and especially consistent adherence to the quality system is a guarantee of high product
quality. Certicate to SN EN 10204 3.1 attesting the quality is issued for every grinding ball delivery.
Rolling Hardness testing Incoming inspection g n i t r o S n o i t c e p s n i l a u s i V Heating
Packing Expedition
Storing
Hardening Hardness testing Heating Packing Expedition Storing Sorting
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
BASIC GRINDING BALL DATA
Diameter
[mm]
Weight
[kg/pc]
Surface
[cm
2
]
Ball/t
[n/t (pc)]
Ball/m
3
[n/m
3
(pc)]
Weight/m
3
[kg/m
3
]
Ball surface/m
3
[cm
2
x 10
-4
/m
3
]
16 0,017 8,04 59 398 279 868 4514 225,01
20 0,330 12,57 30 409 137 276 4514 172,56
25 0,064 19,64 15 569 70 284 4514 138,04
30 0,111 28,27 9 010 40 673 4514 114,98
35 0,176 38,48 5 674 25 312 4514 97,40
40 0,264 50,27 3 802 17 159 4514 86,26
50 0,514 78,54 1 949 8 785 4514 69,00
60 0,888 113,10 1 126 5 084 4514 57,50
70 1,410 153,94 709 3 202 4514 49,29
80 2,105 201,06 475 2 145 4514 43,13
90 2,999 254,47 333 1 505 4514 38,30
100 4,111 314,16 243 1 098 4514 34,49
120 8,029 490,87 124 562 4514 27,59
VOLUME HARDNESS CALCULATION
Number of
ball zone
[ i ]
Volume of ball zone
[ % ]
Hardness of ball zone
[ HV ]
Volume of ball zone
x
hardness of ball zone
[ % x HRC ]
1 27,1 A 0,271A
2 21,7 B 0,217B
3 16,9 C 0,169C
4 12,7 D 0,127D
5 9,1 E 0,091E
6 6,1 F 0,061F
7 3,7 G 0,037G
8 1,9 H 0,019H
9 0,7 I 0,007I
10 0,1 J 0,001J
Volume hardness

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
HARDNESS CONVERSION TABLE
Rockwell C
[HRC]
Brinell [HB] Vickers [HV]
66 - 865
65 739 832
64 722 800
63 705 772
62 688 746
61 670 720
60 654 697
59 634 674
58 615 653
57 595 633
56 577 613
55 560 595
54 543 577
53 525 560
52 512 544
51 496 528
50 481 513
49 469 498
48 455 484
47 443 471
46 432 458
Rockwell C
[HRC]
Brinell [HB] Vickers [HV]
45 421 446
44 409 434
43 400 423
42 390 412
41 381 402
40 371 392
39 362 382
38 353 372
37 344 363
36 336 354
35 327 345
34 319 336
33 311 327
32 301 318
31 294 310
30 286 302
29 279 294
28 271 286
27 264 279
26 258 272
25 253 266

RADIAL SECTION
OF GRINDING BALL
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Your contact:
GLOBAL PRESENCE
HEADQUARTERS
VTKOVICE CYLINDERS a.s.
Rusk 24/83
706 00 Ostrava-Vtkovice
Czech Republic
www.vitkovicecylinders.cz
Tel: +420 596 664 608/601
Fax: +420 596 664 703
E-mail: info@vitkovicecylinders.cz
CROATIA
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35 000 Slavonski Brod
Republic of Croatia
Tel.: +38 535 491 572
Fax: +38 535 491 573
E-mail: croatia@vitkovice.com
GERMANY
VITKOVICE Kordt und Rosch GmbH
Grafweg 12
58840 Plettenberg
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Germany
Tel.: +49 2391 9098 43
Fax: +49 2391 9098 49
E-mail: germany@vitkovice.com
www.vitkovicecylinders.cz
INDIA
VITKOVICE INDIA POWER Pvt. Ltd.
Ground Floor, Block F,
International Trade Tower, Nehru Place
110019 New Delhi
India
Tel.: +911 140 574 795
Fax: +911 140 574 796
E-mail: india@vitkovice.com
RUSSIA
VITKOVICE, a. s.
Moscow Branch Ofce
4-ya Tverskaya -Yamskaya d.33/39
125047 Moscow
Russian Federation
Tel.: +74 957 999 320
Fax: +74 957 999 364
E-mail: russia@vitkovice.com
CHINA
VITKOVICE, a. s.
Beijing Representative Ofce
Rm. 22-1A, CITIC Building
No. 19 Jianguomenwai
Chaoyang District
100004 Beijing
China
Tel.: +86 10 65 003 477
Fax: +86 10 65 227 909
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SLOVAKIA
VTKOVICE SLOVAKIA a. s.
Zmonick . 13
811 03 Bratislava
Slovak Republic
Tel.: +421 254 432 305
Fax: +421 556 834 184
E-mail: slovakia@vitkovice.com
UAE
VTKOVICE GENERAL TRADING LLC
Corniche Road
P. O. BOX 41913
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Tel.: +971 2 6270088
Fax: +971 2 6270087
E-mail: uae@vitkovice.com
POLAND
VTKOVICE MILMET S. A.
Ul. gen. Grota Roweckiego 130
41-200 Sosnowiec
Poland
Tel.: +48 322 990 303
Fax: +48 322 914 358
E-mail: poland@vitkovice.com
ARGENTINA
VTKOVICE CYLINDERS a.s.,
Buenos Aires Representative Ofce
Av. San Martn 6445
1419 Buenos Aires
Argentina
Tel.: +54 11 4571 7111
Fax: +54 11 4571 7111
E-mail: argentina@vitkovice.com
TURKEY
VTKOVICE a.s. Ankara
Representative Ofce
Ehlibeyt Mah. Ceyhun Atf Kansu Cad. Ata
Plaza 10. Kat No: 100/31
Balgat ankaya/Ankara
Turkey
Tel: +90 312 473 5751
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