This document discusses materials, heat treatments, and dimensional stability of rolling bearings used in SKF bearings. The key points are: 1) Bearing rings and rolling elements are made of through-hardening carbon chromium steel or case-hardening chromium-nickel steel and manganese-chromium steel. 2) Heat treatments include bainitic hardening, case hardening, and martensite hardening, each with advantages like dimensional stability or hardness, and disadvantages like cost or risk of cracks. 3) Dimensional stability is highest in bainite-hardened materials and martensite-hardened bearings can experience the most diameter change with heat.