The alloy decides what it may touch
Six ranges grouped by alloy, so the media matches the substrate and the finish you have to hand over.
Four numbers set the running cost
Durability, size uniformity, hardness stability and dust generation, in that order, decide what a blast room costs to run.
Produced to published standards
Every product is executed to published international standards, which is what makes one delivery behave like the last one.
No iron on non-ferrous parts
Stainless, aluminium, zinc and copper media exist so that a non-ferrous part is not contaminated by the process that cleans it.
Product Range
Six ranges grouped by alloy. The alloy decides what the media may touch; the shape decides whether it cleans or strengthens; the size decides what it can reach into.
Stainless steel cut wire shot
Stainless media in as-cut and conditioned form for peening and for cleaning parts that must not be left with iron on them.
Aluminium cut wire shot
Low density media for deburring and whitening aluminium and zinc castings without cutting into the surface.
Zinc cut wire shot
Zinc media for advanced electro galvanizing and for cleaning zinc castings with a medium of their own alloy.
Copper cut wire shot
Copper media for cleaning and finishing copper and brass components without introducing a dissimilar metal.
Carbon steel cut wire shot
The workhorse media for descaling, cleaning and peening steel, in as-cut and conditioned form across the full size range.
Steel balls
Precision steel balls from 0.5 mm to 30 mm, produced alongside the abrasive ranges in the same Yongkang plant.
The Numbers Behind the Factory
Industries We Supply
Where Sukie media is used. Each sector below changes one of three things: the substrate, the finish that has to be handed over, or the standard the process is verified against.
Automotive and motorcycle
Gears, bearings, springs and cast housings on the same line, each needing a different alloy and grade of media.
Aviation
Shot peening of airframe and engine components, worked to published international standards.
Die casting and non-ferrous foundry
Deburring, deflashing and whitening zinc and aluminium castings without cutting into the surface.
Spring and gear manufacturing
Compressive stress on springs, gears and bearing races, where fatigue life is the deliverable.
Shipbuilding and steel structure
Steel plate, cylinders, structures and metallurgy machinery surface preparation at volume.
Knowledge Centre
Guides on choosing metal abrasive, written around the four variables that actually decide what a blast room costs to run.
Metal abrasive material guide
Compare stainless steel, aluminium, zinc, copper and carbon steel media by density, hardness and size range, and see which substrate each one belongs on.
As-cut versus conditioned shot
As-cut shot is cylindrical and cuts harder. Conditioned shot is rounded and is what peening requires.
How cut wire shot is made
Drawing into wire, cutting to a length equal to the diameter, then grinding and conditioning into a rounded particle.
Choosing shot size
Size is chosen by the smallest feature the media must reach and the coverage required, not by the size of the part.
Preventing iron contamination on non-ferrous parts
Ferrous residue on aluminium, zinc, copper or stainless rusts, stains and can start galvanic corrosion months after shipment.
Reading the operating mix
The media in a working machine is never the media you bought, and what the mix looks like tells you what the room is costing.
How an Order Runs
Tell us the substrate
What the part is made of decides the alloy of the media before anything else is considered.
Cleaning or strengthening
Cleaning takes as-cut shot, which cuts harder. Peening takes conditioned shot, which is rounded. They are not interchangeable.
Size against the feature
Grain size is chosen by the smallest recess the media has to reach into and the coverage required, not by the size of the part.
Sample and trial
A trial quantity through your own machine settles alloy, shape and grade faster than any comparison of datasheets.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between as-cut and conditioned shot?
As-cut shot is cylindrical with sharp cut ends and cuts harder, which suits descaling and cleaning. Conditioned shot has been rounded, and peening requires it because a sharp edge striking the surface can initiate the crack the process is meant to prevent.
Why not use steel media on aluminium parts?
Steel media embeds ferrous particles in the softer surface. Those particles rust, stain and can start galvanic corrosion, and the failure usually appears months after the part has shipped, which makes it expensive to trace back to the blast line.
Why choose cut wire shot over cast shot?
Cut wire starts uniform because every particle is cut from the same drawn wire to a length equal to its diameter. That uniformity persists as the media wears, which keeps the finish consistent and reduces the fines the separator has to remove.
Can you send samples before we order?
Yes. Tell us the substrate, the finish required and the machine, and we will send the alloy, shape and grade we would recommend along with the datasheet. A trial through your own machine settles the specification faster than a comparison on paper.
Talk to Sukie about your blast line
Tell us the substrate, the finish you have to hand over and the machine you are running, and we will recommend the alloy, the shape and the size range against it.