Aluminum cut wire shot is a peening abrasive made from high-quality aluminum wire through cutting. It is widely used in metal surface cleaning, deburring, polishing, and surface strengthening applications. Compared to other metal abrasives, aluminum cut wire shot is lighter and has moderate hardness, effectively removing oxides, rust, and burrs from workpiece surfaces without causing excessive wear. It is particularly suitable for processing light metals and precision parts.
Aluminum cut wire shot has uniform particle size and consistent peening effect, making it suitable for various industrial applications, such as aerospace, automotive manufacturing, electronics, and surface treatment of light metals like aluminum alloys. Due to its low density, aluminum cut wire shot generates less wear during processing and has a high recycling rate, reducing operating costs.
◆ Advantages
● Lightweight and Efficient: Aluminum cutting wire has a low density, enabling rapid surface cleaning of workpieces under low pressure, making it particularly suitable for processing light metals and precision parts.
● Gentle and Uniform: With moderate hardness, it does not cause excessive wear on the workpiece surface, providing a uniform sandblasting effect and ensuring surface treatment quality.
● High Recyclability: Aluminum cutting wire is not easily broken and has a high recycling rate, allowing for multiple reuses, reducing production costs and increasing economic benefits.
● Reduced Pollution: Aluminum cutting wire generates less dust during use, meeting environmental protection requirements and making it suitable for production workshops with strict environmental constraints.
● Wide Applications: Suitable for sandblasting, deburring, polishing, and surface roughening of light metals such as aluminum alloys and magnesium alloys.
◆ Properties of Aluminium Cut Wire Shots
| Chemical Composition |
| ● Aluminium Shots - Al, purity 99.5% |
| Available Sizes | Micro Hardness |
Grain number — Size in mm
Aluminium Shots: 0.6mm / 0.8mm / 0.9mm / 1.0mm
/ 1.1mm / 1.2mm / 1.3mm / 1.4mm / 1.5mm / 1.6mm
/ 1.7mm / 1.8mm / 1.9mm / 2.0mm
Other grades are available on request | 40~50 HV |
| Tensile Strength | Ervin Recycle |
| 80 ~ 240 Mpa | 6500 times |
| Shape | Metallurgical Microstructure |
● As Cut: cylindrical ● Conditioned: Rounded | ● Deformed α |
| Density | Package |
● Specific gravity approx. 2.7g/cm3
● Bulk density 1.5 kg/dm3 | ● 25 kg bags on pallet up to 1 ton
● 1 ton loose in big bag
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◆ Industry Applications
◆ FAQ
What types of surface treatments are aluminum cutting shot suitable for?
Aluminum cutting shot is suitable for removing oxides, rust, oil stains, and burrs from the surfaces of aluminum alloys, magnesium alloys, and other light metals. It is commonly used for surface cleaning and strengthening in the aerospace, automotive parts manufacturing, and electronics industries.
How to improve the service life of aluminum cutting shot?
The service life of aluminum cutting shot can be improved by regularly cleaning and inspecting the abrasive to avoid the introduction of hard particles or impurities. The correct settings of the sandblasting equipment should also be ensured to reduce abrasive wear and breakage.
How is aluminum cutting shot recycled and reused?
Aluminum cutting shot can be cleaned and screened using an abrasive recycling system to remove impurities and broken particles. Screened aluminum cutting shot can be reused, effectively reducing abrasive consumption and saving costs.
