The complete requirements for procuring the product shall consist of this document and the latest issue of the basic specification, AMS 2431.

Application

Cast steel shot, regular hardness, conforming to this specification is intended for use in peening metal surfaces to impart compressive stresses to these surfaces thereby increasing resistance to fatigue and stress-corrosion cracking. Generally, regular hardness cast steel shot is used on parts of hardness under 50 HRC.