New Soft Shot Products from Peerless

Author:  News Releases
Source:  The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 14 / Issue 4, Winter 2000
Doc ID:  2000039
Year of Publication:  2000
Abstract:  
There are two new soft metallic abrasive medias on the market that offer unique benefits. Called UltraSoft Shot and Flex-Shot, these products are produced by modifying chemistry, microstructure and hardness of standard SAE grade steel shot thereby creating a blast media with a hardness of less than 20 HRC, well out of the normal range of Rockwell C, but is reported in this scale to allow easy comparisions with standard SAE steel shot, which is typically between 42 and 48 HRC. Unlike standard steel shot, these do not work harden in use but remain at the same hardness throughout their life.