What is a pool ball made from?

Question

I know there were orginially made from ivory but not sure what they are now made from-help!

Answer 1

plastic

The earliest balls were made of wood, and later clay (the latter remaining in use well into the 20th century). Ivory was favored for a period, but by the mid-1800s, elephants were being slaughtered for their ivory at an alarming rate, just to keep up with the demand for billiard balls. No more than eight balls could be made from a single elephant. In an uncommon show of accidental environmentalism, the billiard industry realized that the supply of elephants (their primary source of ivory) was endangered, as well as dangerous to obtain. They challenged inventors to come up with an alternative material that could be manufactured, with a US$10,000 prize from Phelan and Collender of New York City being offered.

In 1869, John Wesley Hyatt invented a composition material called cellulose nitrate for billiard balls (US patent 50359, the first American patent for billiard balls). Although it is unclear if the cash prize was ever awarded to Hyatt, there is no evidence suggesting he did in fact win the prize[1][2]. By 1870 it was commercially branded Celluloid, the first industrial plastic. Unfortunately, the nature of celluloid made it volatile in production, occasionally exploding, which ultimately made this first plastic impractical.

Subsequently, to avoid the problem of celluloid instability, the industry experimented with various other synthetic materials for billiards balls such as Bakelite and other plastic compounds.

The exacting requirements of the billiard ball are met today with balls cast from phenolic resin, which is strongly resistant to cracking and chipping; it has become the industry standard, and is virtually the only billiard ball material used today in tournaments and by professionals. Currently Saluc, under the brand name Aramith, is a well-known manufacturer of phenolic billiard balls. Other phenolic resin billiard balls exist, such as Brunswick's Centennial set, and proprietary phenolic-related compounds are used by some companies such as Elephant Balls Ltd. and Frenzy Sports. A less expensive plastic material called polyester (under various brand names) may also be used, with lower performance and less resistance to damage, resulting in shorter ball and cloth lifetime.

Answer 2

Billiard balls are still made of ivory.  Snooker and the other less-important "pool" games are among the only uses still permitted for ivory.

Answer 3

I do

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Answer 4

i think marble

Answer 5

a pool ball is wood that is glazed with primer.

Answer 6

i think like marble or something

Answer 7

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Answer 8

A billiard ball is made of Phenolic Reslin.

its a complex chemical combination but pretty resilient.