Low Carbon Steel Shot
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low carbon steel shot gives a longer life and is
more durable than high carbon shot because it is relatively crack
free. With high carbon material the shotting operation produces
surface cracks which are extended in subsequent heat treatment.
This does not occur in low carbon shot because of its different
structure. Microstructures - the low carbon shot is produced by
melting only deep-drawing low carbon scrap. As a result of this
the microstructure after the atomizing process is a bainite structure
(isothermal transformation), which is tough and durable. The high
carbon shot is produces by using all kinds of scrap. Therefore the
shot particles after atomizing into water are very hard with surface
cracks. The shot has to be heat treated by quenching and tempering
to remove the very coarse martensitic structure. During this process
the surface cracks can be extended. |