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AMAPEEN™ HIGH CARBON STEEL SHOT

Ideal For

Automatic wheel blast machines
Air blast systems
Shot peening

Applications

Aerospace
Automotive

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Key Benefits

Some of the key benefits you can expect when using AMAPEEN are:

Lowest consumption
Highest productivity, lowest cost
Consistent abrasive performance
Reduced wear
Reduced dust and waste disposal
Local technical support

The Ervin technology for high carbon steel abrasives is the most advanced in the world. Our production to SAE and AMS specifications in Tipton, UK, and Glaubitz, Germany, ensures AMAPEEN shot is a consistently high quality martensitic peening media.

Continuous quality control, in combination with the cutting-edge production process, guarantees consistently high performance.

Case Study

Peening

A round high carbon steel shot for peening

After-Sales Support

Abrasive for peening is not a commodity. It is an essential component in a technical process that can be very costly if not maintained and supported on a regular basis.

Our trained technical support personnel are therefore at your disposal, at no additional cost. We can arrange to visit relevant plants as required on a regular basis to provide:

Advice on abrasive selection to ensure optimum residual compressive stresses
A review of machine settings to ensure reduced wear and optimum abrasive consumption
Assessment of abrasive performance and work-mix configuration
Advice on potential cost savings and productivity increases

“Guaranteed quality and stability from our suppliers and partners is key to the continued growth and success of our company. Knowing that Ervin is still a family owned company gives me great confidence for the future”.

Mr. Mauro Camusso

Owner, Beltramo Fratelli

“Partnership with Ervin has provided a product that is economical yet quality driven”.

Mr José Carlos Da Rosa

Production Manager - Euro Roca SA

“That’s by some distance the best stainless steel abrasive we’ve ever used”.

Marco Heinemann

Managing Director, KST

“Preparation is especially important here. With AMAGRIT, quality and effectiveness are brought one step further forward”.

Christian Süß

Master Painter, Gföllner

“We’re delighted to have changed to using Ervin products because they have significantly reduced our costs in both in the blasting and coating processes. This helps us make CIE Automotive products more competitive in the automotive market”.

Mr Iker Bezares

Production Manager, CIE Automotive

“Anyone who pays attention only to the purchase price is making a big mistake. We are now working with the new Ervin blasting material significantly more economically”.

Michael Stipkovits

Purchasing Manager, Gföllner

Specifications AMAPEEN

Chemical Analysis

C		0.80 - 1.20%
Mn	(S70 to S130)	0.35 - 1.20%
	(S170 & S190)	0.50 - 1.20%
	(S70 to S130) 0.35 - 1.20% (S170 & S190) 0.50 - 1.20% (S230 and above)	0.60 - 1.20%
Si		0.40 - 1.50%
S		0.05% MAX
P		0.05% MAX

Hardness

S Shot	40 - 51 HRC (390 - 530 HV)
M Shot	47 - 56 HRC (470 - 610 HV)
L Shot	54 - 61 HRC (570 - 720 HV)
AMS R	45 - 52 HRC (446 - 544 HV)
AMS H	55 - 62 HRC (595 - 746 HV)

Microstructure

Uniform tempered martensite

Density

≥ 7.0 g/cm³

SHOT	mm	2.800	2.360	2.000	1.700	1.400	1.180	1.000	0.850	0.710	0.600	0.500	0.425	0.355	0.300	0.180	0.125
SHOT	SAE	7	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	25	30	35	40	45	50	80	120
S780		AP		85% MIN	97% MIN
S660			AP		85% MIN	97% MIN
S550				AP		85% MIN	97% MIN
S460				AP	5% MAX		85% MIN	96% MIN
S390					AP	5% MAX		85% MIN	96% MIN
S330						AP	5% MAX		85% MIN	96% MIN
S280							AP	5% MAX		85% MIN	96% MIN
S230								AP	10% MAX		85% MIN	97% MIN
S170									AP	10% MAX			85% MIN	97% MIN
S110											AP	10% MAX			80% MIN	90% MIN
S70													AP	10% MAX		80% MIN	90% MIN

AMS SHOT	mm	4.000	3.350	2.800	2.360	2.000	1.700	1.400	1.180	1.000	0.850	0.710	0.600	0.500	0.425	0.355	0.300	0.180	0.125
AMS SHOT	SAE	5	6	7	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	25	30	35	40	45	50	80	120
S930		AP	2% MAX	50% MAX	90% MIN	98% MIN
S780			AP	2% MAX	50% MAX	90% MIN	98% MIN
S660				AP	2% MAX	50% MAX	90% MIN	98% MIN
S550					AP	2% MAX	50% MAX	90% MIN	98% MIN
S460						AP	2% MAX	50% MAX	90% MIN	98% MIN
S390							AP	2% MAX	50% MAX	90% MIN	98% MIN
S330								AP	2% MAX	50% MAX	90% MIN	98% MIN
S280									AP	2% MAX	50% MAX	90% MIN	98% MIN
S230										AP	2% MAX	50% MAX	90% MIN	98% MIN
190											AP	2% MAX	50% MAX	90% MIN	98% MIN
S170												AP	2% MAX	50% MAX	90% MIN	98% MIN
S130													AP	2% MAX	50% MAX	90% MIN	98% MIN
S110														AP	2% MAX	50% MAX	90% MIN	98% MIN
S70															AP	2% MAX	50% MAX	90% MIN	98% MIN

Special sizes are available upon request.

Specifications

SHOT: SAE J444 & J827
AMS SHOT: AMS 2431/1 & 2

AP = All Pass
MIN = Minimum
MAX = Maximum

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What is a high carbon steel shot abrasive?

If you are considering working with a hard-wearing material, there is often no better choice than selecting high carbon steel abrasive solutions. This allows you to effectively strip or prep the material in question and undertake highly efficient peening – enabling you to produce an end-product that is truly fit for purpose.

This ability to reliably strengthen and prepare materials makes carbon steel abrasives perfect for sectors where performance and reliability are often a matter of life and death. This includes a range of industrial applications but makes it especially effective for the automotive and aerospace industries.

What is shot peening?

An essential part of metal treatment for a range of sectors, peening involves the use of percussive force to strengthen a sheet or piece of metal, making it more tolerant to damage for its unique use case. This helps prevent the material from suffering the microcracks that occur as a direct result of compressive stress – massively increasing its tolerance for fatigue and overall lifespan.
While this was originally applied to materials via a peening hammer, modern technology allows us to strike the product with metal shot through a range of methods – helping to increase effectiveness, strength, and ensure the highest possible standards of efficiency.

This makes it essential for the automotive and aerospace sectors, with both operating under the strictest of professional standards; letting materials be put into use that are lighter, harder wearing, and fit for purpose.

Who would need a carbon steel shot abrasive?

Shot peening materials provide invaluable help to a range of sectors where metals and materials need to be extensively prepared and strengthened before they are fit for peening.
Depending on the final use of the material being peened, this allows users to deploy a range of tools. This can include automatic wheel blast machines or air blast systems, both manual and automatic, to help provide control over the application of the substrate.

Combining hard-wearing utility and comprehensive cost-effectiveness, high carbon steel and strengthened shot blasting is perfect for workpieces of all sizes (especially in the automotive and aerospace industries), ensuring the highest standards of professional excellence and reliability when it truly matters most.

What are the benefits of using a carbon steel shot abrasive?

When it comes to choosing products like Amapeen for your internal work, there are a number of key benefits that should never be ignored.

These include

Quality and Cost Effectiveness – The gains made in total blasting process costs and productivity are considerable with carbon steel shot abrasive. The blasting media is always of the highest quality, ensuring optimum results and cost effectiveness.

Safety: When deploying Amapeen the slower breakdown reduces the dust levels thereby reducing the inhalation risk to your employees and ensuring that you and your teams are safe, no matter how uniquely the abrasive elements are deployed. All our shot is produced in adherence with SAE and AMS regulations – resulting in the highest possible standards for safety.
Low Consumption: Simply put, it takes less to do more with Amapeen. This allows you to significantly save on purchasing costs and empower you to get more production for less effort.
Comprehensive Support: Our team understands the importance of expert guidance when it comes to deploying shot blasting techniques in any sector. We are happy to work with you to provide additional professional help and ensure that – no matter the project – our staff are on hand to help troubleshoot any issues you may have.

Why choose us?

At Ervin, our team works with you to find a practical solution that suits your bespoke needs. If you want to learn more about what shot peening product may be right for you, check out our comprehensive solutions finder to ensure that your approach is right for your project.

Or if you need additional help and guidance, please feel free to get in touch with our team directly and let us know exactly what you need to deploy a fit for purpose solution to your project.

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