Cut wire shots and engineered abrasives are crucial for both Shot Blasting (cleaning, descaling, deburring) and Shot Peening (inducing compressive stresses to dramatically increase fatigue life).
Shot peening leaf springs, coil springs, torsion bars, and stabilizer links with conditioned cut wire shots (G2/G3) imparts deep compressive residual stress that prevents fatigue cracking and extends spring endurance by over 200%.
Internal and external descaling of refinery heat exchanger bundles, steam boiler pipes, and economizer coils using spherical stainless and low-carbon shots to restore thermal transfer efficiency without wall erosion.
Blast cleaning heavy tubular wind tower sections, pre-engineered building (PEB) girders, and offshore jacket platforms to ISO 8501-1 Sa 2.5 cleanliness with an optimum anchor profile for anti-corrosion marine epoxy coatings.
Rapidly stripping tenacious burnt-on molding sand, core sand residues, and heavy scale from ductile iron, grey iron, and steel casting housings in tumble blast and hook hanger blast machines.
Fully conditioned spherical stainless cut wire (AMS 2431) for shot peening landing gear actuators, jet engine turbine blades, and titanium fasteners with guaranteed zero ferrous cross-contamination.
High-hardness angular steel grits (GL/GH) used in gang saws and multi-blade stone processing machinery for fast, precise slab slitting with minimal blade wear and optimal slurry suspension.
| Workpiece / Component | Process Requirement | Recommended Abrasive | Recommended Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leaf Springs & Coil Springs | Shot Peening to SAE J441 | Carbon Steel Cut Wire (G2/G3 Spherical) | CW-28 (0.7mm) to CW-41 (1.0mm) |
| Aluminum Engine Blocks & Heads | Deburring & Matte Satin Finishing | Stainless Steel Cut Wire (SUS304 G1) | 0.4mm - 0.8mm |
| Zinc / Aluminum Die Castings | Deflashing without Dimensional Loss | Zinc Cut Wire Shots (99.7% Zn) | 0.8mm - 1.2mm |
| Heat Exchanger Tubes | Internal Descaling without Thinning | Low Carbon Steel Shots (Bainite) | S-170 - S-280 |
| Windmill Towers & PEB Girders | Sa 2.5 / Sa 3.0 Anchor Profiling | Hybrid Abrasives / High Carbon Grits | GL-25 / S-330 Blend |
| Brass Valves & Plumbing Fittings | Deflashing & Color Match Cleaning | Copper Cut Wire Shots | 0.6mm - 1.0mm |