METALLURGY
Bainitic Microstructure
Resists micro-cracking during impact.
WEAR REDUCTION
Up to 35% Lower Wear
Extends blade & control cage life.
High-Endurance Blast Media
Revolutionary Bainite Low Carbon Steel Shots
Shiv Impex Low Carbon Steel Shots represent the cutting edge in shot blasting technology. Engineered with a low carbon chemistry (C < 0.15%), our shots develop a tough bainitic crystal structure that deforms without brittle catastrophic shattering.
Conventional high-carbon cast steel shots contain brittle untempered martensite and micro-shrinkage voids that fracture into useless dust after only a few hundred impact cycles. Our low carbon shots wear down slowly layer by layer, delivering up to 300% longer working mix life.
Key Operational Benefits:
- ✓ 3X Longer Operational Life: Significantly decreases weekly abrasive top-up consumption.
- ✓ Protects Blast Machinery: Roundness retention reduces friction and abrasion on wheel blades and housing liners by 25-35%.
- ✓ Dust-Free Factory Environment: Drastically reduces fine particulate emissions and filter cartridge clogging.
- ✓ Consistent Surface Roughness: Uniform particle size distribution produces smooth, repeatable anchor profiles.