Global Martensitic Stainless Steel Bearing Ball Market 2025 by Manufacturers, Regions, Type and Application, Forecast to 2031
Description
According to our (Global Info Research) latest study, the global Martensitic Stainless Steel Bearing Ball market size was valued at US$ 207 million in 2024 and is forecast to a readjusted size of USD 290 million by 2031 with a CAGR of 4.4% during review period.
Martensitic stainless steel bearing balls are high-strength, corrosion-resistant spherical rolling elements made from martensitic stainless steel, such as AISI 420, AISI 440C, and AISI 431. These steel grades undergo heat treatment (quenching and tempering) to achieve high hardness (HRC 50-65) and excellent wear resistance, making them suitable for high-precision bearings, aerospace components, medical instruments, and industrial applications.
Unlike austenitic stainless steel, martensitic stainless steel contains higher carbon content, allowing it to be hardened through heat treatment. This provides superior wear resistance and load-bearing capacity, although it has lower corrosion resistance compared to austenitic stainless steel (e.g., AISI 304).
The martensitic stainless steel bearing ball market is growing steadily, driven by demand from high-precision, high-load, and corrosion-resistant applications. Industries such as aerospace, medical, food processing, and industrial machinery rely on AISI 420 and AISI 440C bearing balls for their excellent wear resistance and mechanical strength.
AISI 440C is the most popular grade for high-performance bearing balls due to its exceptional hardness (HRC 58-65) and superior wear resistance, making it ideal for high-speed and high-load environments.
AISI 420 offers a balance of hardness and corrosion resistance, making it widely used in mid-range bearing applications where extreme durability is not required.
AISI 431, with higher nickel content, provides better corrosion resistance than AISI 420 while maintaining good hardness.
One of the biggest challenges for martensitic stainless steel balls is corrosion resistance. While they perform better than carbon steel, they are not as corrosion-resistant as austenitic stainless steel (AISI 304, AISI 316) or ceramic materials. To enhance their lifespan, surface treatments such as passivation, coatings, and lubricants are often applied.
The market is expected to expand due to increasing demand in medical, aerospace, and industrial automation sectors, where durability and performance under high loads are critical. However, rising competition from hybrid bearings (ceramic balls with steel races) and advanced stainless-steel alloys may challenge market growth.
This report is a detailed and comprehensive analysis for global Martensitic Stainless Steel Bearing Ball market. Both quantitative and qualitative analyses are presented by manufacturers, by region & country, by Type and by Application. As the market is constantly changing, this report explores the competition, supply and demand trends, as well as key factors that contribute to its changing demands across many markets. Company profiles and product examples of selected competitors, along with market share estimates of some of the selected leaders for the year 2025, are provided.
Key Features:
Global Martensitic Stainless Steel Bearing Ball market size and forecasts, in consumption value ($ Million), sales quantity (Tons), and average selling prices (US$/Ton), 2020-2031
Global Martensitic Stainless Steel Bearing Ball market size and forecasts by region and country, in consumption value ($ Million), sales quantity (Tons), and average selling prices (US$/Ton), 2020-2031
Global Martensitic Stainless Steel Bearing Ball market size and forecasts, by Type and by Application, in consumption value ($ Million), sales quantity (Tons), and average selling prices (US$/Ton), 2020-2031
Global Martensitic Stainless Steel Bearing Ball market shares of main players, shipments in revenue ($ Million), sales quantity (Tons), and ASP (US$/Ton), 2020-2025
The Primary Objectives in This Report Are:
To determine the size of the total market opportunity of global and key countries
To assess the growth potential for Martensitic Stainless Steel Bearing Ball
To forecast future growth in each product and end-use market
To assess competitive factors affecting the marketplace
This report profiles key players in the global Martensitic Stainless Steel Bearing Ball market based on the following parameters - company overview, sales quantity, revenue, price, gross margin, product portfolio, geographical presence, and key developments. Key companies covered as a part of this study include Tsubaki Nakashima, Amatsuji Steel Ball, Jiangsu LiXing General Steel Ball, Dong’e Shandong Steel Ball, SKF, DongE Sanxing Steel Ball, Shanghai Steel Ball, Pujiang Zhongbao Steel Ball, Daio Steel Ball, Luoyang Mingzhen Bearing Steel Ball, etc.
This report also provides key insights about market drivers, restraints, opportunities, new product launches or approvals.
Market Segmentation
Martensitic Stainless Steel Bearing Ball market is split by Type and by Application. For the period 2020-2031, the growth among segments provides accurate calculations and forecasts for consumption value by Type, and by Application in terms of volume and value. This analysis can help you expand your business by targeting qualified niche markets.
Market segment by Type
Less Than 25mm
25mm-40mm
More Than 40mm
Market segment by Application
Automobile Industry
Industrial Equipment
Aerospace
Others
Major players covered
Tsubaki Nakashima
Amatsuji Steel Ball
Jiangsu LiXing General Steel Ball
Dong’e Shandong Steel Ball
SKF
DongE Sanxing Steel Ball
Shanghai Steel Ball
Pujiang Zhongbao Steel Ball
Daio Steel Ball
Luoyang Mingzhen Bearing Steel Ball
Shenyang Steel Ball
Fuxin Tianyuan Steel Ball
Sunan Weijie Steel Ball
Market segment by region, regional analysis covers
North America (United States, Canada, and Mexico)
Europe (Germany, France, United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, and Rest of Europe)
Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, Korea, India, Southeast Asia, and Australia)
South America (Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, and Rest of South America)
Middle East & Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, South Africa, and Rest of Middle East & Africa)
The content of the study subjects, includes a total of 15 chapters:
Chapter 1, to describe Martensitic Stainless Steel Bearing Ball product scope, market overview, market estimation caveats and base year.
Chapter 2, to profile the top manufacturers of Martensitic Stainless Steel Bearing Ball, with price, sales quantity, revenue, and global market share of Martensitic Stainless Steel Bearing Ball from 2020 to 2025.
Chapter 3, the Martensitic Stainless Steel Bearing Ball competitive situation, sales quantity, revenue, and global market share of top manufacturers are analyzed emphatically by landscape contrast.
Chapter 4, the Martensitic Stainless Steel Bearing Ball breakdown data are shown at the regional level, to show the sales quantity, consumption value, and growth by regions, from 2020 to 2031.
Chapter 5 and 6, to segment the sales by Type and by Application, with sales market share and growth rate by Type, by Application, from 2020 to 2031.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, to break the sales data at the country level, with sales quantity, consumption value, and market share for key countries in the world, from 2020 to 2025.and Martensitic Stainless Steel Bearing Ball market forecast, by regions, by Type, and by Application, with sales and revenue, from 2026 to 2031.
Chapter 12, market dynamics, drivers, restraints, trends, and Porters Five Forces analysis.
Chapter 13, the key raw materials and key suppliers, and industry chain of Martensitic Stainless Steel Bearing Ball.
Chapter 14 and 15, to describe Martensitic Stainless Steel Bearing Ball sales channel, distributors, customers, research findings and conclusion.
Martensitic stainless steel bearing balls are high-strength, corrosion-resistant spherical rolling elements made from martensitic stainless steel, such as AISI 420, AISI 440C, and AISI 431. These steel grades undergo heat treatment (quenching and tempering) to achieve high hardness (HRC 50-65) and excellent wear resistance, making them suitable for high-precision bearings, aerospace components, medical instruments, and industrial applications.
Unlike austenitic stainless steel, martensitic stainless steel contains higher carbon content, allowing it to be hardened through heat treatment. This provides superior wear resistance and load-bearing capacity, although it has lower corrosion resistance compared to austenitic stainless steel (e.g., AISI 304).
The martensitic stainless steel bearing ball market is growing steadily, driven by demand from high-precision, high-load, and corrosion-resistant applications. Industries such as aerospace, medical, food processing, and industrial machinery rely on AISI 420 and AISI 440C bearing balls for their excellent wear resistance and mechanical strength.
AISI 440C is the most popular grade for high-performance bearing balls due to its exceptional hardness (HRC 58-65) and superior wear resistance, making it ideal for high-speed and high-load environments.
AISI 420 offers a balance of hardness and corrosion resistance, making it widely used in mid-range bearing applications where extreme durability is not required.
AISI 431, with higher nickel content, provides better corrosion resistance than AISI 420 while maintaining good hardness.
One of the biggest challenges for martensitic stainless steel balls is corrosion resistance. While they perform better than carbon steel, they are not as corrosion-resistant as austenitic stainless steel (AISI 304, AISI 316) or ceramic materials. To enhance their lifespan, surface treatments such as passivation, coatings, and lubricants are often applied.
The market is expected to expand due to increasing demand in medical, aerospace, and industrial automation sectors, where durability and performance under high loads are critical. However, rising competition from hybrid bearings (ceramic balls with steel races) and advanced stainless-steel alloys may challenge market growth.
This report is a detailed and comprehensive analysis for global Martensitic Stainless Steel Bearing Ball market. Both quantitative and qualitative analyses are presented by manufacturers, by region & country, by Type and by Application. As the market is constantly changing, this report explores the competition, supply and demand trends, as well as key factors that contribute to its changing demands across many markets. Company profiles and product examples of selected competitors, along with market share estimates of some of the selected leaders for the year 2025, are provided.
Key Features:
Global Martensitic Stainless Steel Bearing Ball market size and forecasts, in consumption value ($ Million), sales quantity (Tons), and average selling prices (US$/Ton), 2020-2031
Global Martensitic Stainless Steel Bearing Ball market size and forecasts by region and country, in consumption value ($ Million), sales quantity (Tons), and average selling prices (US$/Ton), 2020-2031
Global Martensitic Stainless Steel Bearing Ball market size and forecasts, by Type and by Application, in consumption value ($ Million), sales quantity (Tons), and average selling prices (US$/Ton), 2020-2031
Global Martensitic Stainless Steel Bearing Ball market shares of main players, shipments in revenue ($ Million), sales quantity (Tons), and ASP (US$/Ton), 2020-2025
The Primary Objectives in This Report Are:
To determine the size of the total market opportunity of global and key countries
To assess the growth potential for Martensitic Stainless Steel Bearing Ball
To forecast future growth in each product and end-use market
To assess competitive factors affecting the marketplace
This report profiles key players in the global Martensitic Stainless Steel Bearing Ball market based on the following parameters - company overview, sales quantity, revenue, price, gross margin, product portfolio, geographical presence, and key developments. Key companies covered as a part of this study include Tsubaki Nakashima, Amatsuji Steel Ball, Jiangsu LiXing General Steel Ball, Dong’e Shandong Steel Ball, SKF, DongE Sanxing Steel Ball, Shanghai Steel Ball, Pujiang Zhongbao Steel Ball, Daio Steel Ball, Luoyang Mingzhen Bearing Steel Ball, etc.
This report also provides key insights about market drivers, restraints, opportunities, new product launches or approvals.
Market Segmentation
Martensitic Stainless Steel Bearing Ball market is split by Type and by Application. For the period 2020-2031, the growth among segments provides accurate calculations and forecasts for consumption value by Type, and by Application in terms of volume and value. This analysis can help you expand your business by targeting qualified niche markets.
Market segment by Type
Less Than 25mm
25mm-40mm
More Than 40mm
Market segment by Application
Automobile Industry
Industrial Equipment
Aerospace
Others
Major players covered
Tsubaki Nakashima
Amatsuji Steel Ball
Jiangsu LiXing General Steel Ball
Dong’e Shandong Steel Ball
SKF
DongE Sanxing Steel Ball
Shanghai Steel Ball
Pujiang Zhongbao Steel Ball
Daio Steel Ball
Luoyang Mingzhen Bearing Steel Ball
Shenyang Steel Ball
Fuxin Tianyuan Steel Ball
Sunan Weijie Steel Ball
Market segment by region, regional analysis covers
North America (United States, Canada, and Mexico)
Europe (Germany, France, United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, and Rest of Europe)
Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, Korea, India, Southeast Asia, and Australia)
South America (Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, and Rest of South America)
Middle East & Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, South Africa, and Rest of Middle East & Africa)
The content of the study subjects, includes a total of 15 chapters:
Chapter 1, to describe Martensitic Stainless Steel Bearing Ball product scope, market overview, market estimation caveats and base year.
Chapter 2, to profile the top manufacturers of Martensitic Stainless Steel Bearing Ball, with price, sales quantity, revenue, and global market share of Martensitic Stainless Steel Bearing Ball from 2020 to 2025.
Chapter 3, the Martensitic Stainless Steel Bearing Ball competitive situation, sales quantity, revenue, and global market share of top manufacturers are analyzed emphatically by landscape contrast.
Chapter 4, the Martensitic Stainless Steel Bearing Ball breakdown data are shown at the regional level, to show the sales quantity, consumption value, and growth by regions, from 2020 to 2031.
Chapter 5 and 6, to segment the sales by Type and by Application, with sales market share and growth rate by Type, by Application, from 2020 to 2031.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, to break the sales data at the country level, with sales quantity, consumption value, and market share for key countries in the world, from 2020 to 2025.and Martensitic Stainless Steel Bearing Ball market forecast, by regions, by Type, and by Application, with sales and revenue, from 2026 to 2031.
Chapter 12, market dynamics, drivers, restraints, trends, and Porters Five Forces analysis.
Chapter 13, the key raw materials and key suppliers, and industry chain of Martensitic Stainless Steel Bearing Ball.
Chapter 14 and 15, to describe Martensitic Stainless Steel Bearing Ball sales channel, distributors, customers, research findings and conclusion.
Table of Contents
111 Pages
- 1 Market Overview
- 2 Manufacturers Profiles
- 3 Competitive Environment: Martensitic Stainless Steel Bearing Ball by Manufacturer
- 4 Consumption Analysis by Region
- 5 Market Segment by Type
- 6 Market Segment by Application
- 7 North America
- 8 Europe
- 9 Asia-Pacific
- 10 South America
- 11 Middle East & Africa
- 12 Market Dynamics
- 13 Raw Material and Industry Chain
- 14 Shipments by Distribution Channel
- 15 Research Findings and Conclusion
- 16 Appendix
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