SKFSuper-Precision Angular Contact Ball Bearing Matched Pair 12x32x10 mm 15° ABEC 7 Extra Light Preload

Product Description

What this part is

A matched pair of SKF 7201 CD/P4ADGA super-precision single-row angular contact ball bearings, each 12 mm bore by 32 mm outside diameter by 10 mm wide. The 7201 designation is the ISO 72-series angular contact envelope. These are small spindle bearings for high-speed grinding spindles, precision rotary axes, instrument and metrology spindles, small servo drives and ball screw ends.

Decoding the designation

7201: single-row angular contact ball bearing, 12 x 32 x 10 mm. CD: 15° contact angle in the SKF scheme. P4A: ABEC 7 super-precision class. DGA: universally matchable set, extra light preload.

What these specs mean in practice

The 15° contact angle is the high-speed end of the super-precision range. A shallower angle resolves more of each ball’s load radially and less axially, which lowers heat generation and centrifugal ball loading. Small high-rpm spindles use 15° for that reason, accepting lower thrust capacity and axial stiffness than a 25° bearing of the same envelope would give.

Extra light preload is the matching choice. Preload removes internal play and sets stiffness, and the extra light grade does that with the least frictional heat, which is what lets a small-bore pair run near its speed limit without thermal runaway.

The DGA matching is what makes the pair usable straight out of the box: the ring faces are ground so the two bearings reach the tabulated extra light preload as soon as they are clamped, in back-to-back, face-to-face or tandem arrangement, with no shim stack and no measurement. On a 12 mm bore that matters — there is no practical way to shim a preload this small by hand.

The 72-series section is wider and stiffer than the 70-series 7001 of the same bore, so it carries more load in exchange for a larger housing envelope.

Published specifications

Bore: 12 mm. Outside diameter: 32 mm. Width: 10 mm per bearing. Stacked width of the pair: 20 mm. Rows: 1 per bearing. Contact angle: 15°. Precision class: ABEC 7 / ISO P4A. Preload: Extra light. Closure: Open. Rolling elements: Steel balls.

Quantity and configuration

2 Pcs. Two bearings ship as one matched pair, and the purchase covers the two bearings themselves.

Mounting data

Back-to-back carries moment load and is the usual spindle configuration. Face-to-face tolerates slight misalignment. Tandem doubles thrust capacity in one direction.

Interchange guidance

Genuine equivalents are 7201-envelope super-precision bearings at 15° and P4 class supplied as a matched pair, including NSK 7201CTRDULP4, FAG B7201C.T.P4S.UL, SNR 7201CDUJ74 and RHP 7201CTDULP4. The 7201 ACD/P4ADGA at 25° shares the envelope but is a different part, as are other preload variants and anything at P0 or P5 class.