CHARACTERISTIC

CAST STEEL SHOT

CUT WIRE SHOT

Raw Material

Basic Raw Material has far lower physical property & composition, obviously causes blowholes & porosity which makes the shots to fracture into small particle.

Raw Material is of exact composition without any material defect (blow holes, porosity, shrinkage etc.), and wears out nominally during its use.

Dust Generation

Higher Dust generation.

No Dust generation.

Environment Friendly

Deteriorates environment of work place and its dust is considered hazardous to health.

Environment Friendly.

Performance Consistency

Consistent Performance not possible due to fast size deterioration

Consistent Performance

Time Consumption

Higher consumption in Shot Blasting/peening increases Working Cycle time.

Reduced Time for Shot Blasting/Peening.

Shot Consumption

Higher Consumption.

Consumption decreases 3-4 times less to cast shot (case to case basis).

Inventory Cost

Higher consumption requires high Inventory, more money and Space as well.

Lower Inventory required for the same job.

Operation Cost

Higher Operation Cost.

Lower Operation Cost.

Shape Variations

Shot being produced are of mixed size hence product is a mix of various spherical sizes.

All shot being made out of same wire are identical, no variation of size anywhere.

Hardness Variation

They have larger variation in hardness.

Uniform hardness throughout.

Micro-Structure

In Micro-structure carbide always there.

Micro-structure is only Tempered martensite.

Grain Size

Grain size of cast shot is un-stabilized.

Due to drawing passes grain size is stabilized.

Maintenance Cost

Abrasive dust produced from shot increase shot blasting machine maintenance

Lower maintenance of machine due to absence of ABRASIVE DUST.