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Our company produces steel and cast iron shot that is used to clean power plant boilers, to fill ballast tanks of eleсtric and diesel locomotives, and as a filler in shell moulding and magnetic molding.

Product Details

* On client's request, it is also possible to produce ballast shot with different size range, chemical composition, and physical characteristics.

Ballast shot is produced of the following sizes:

  • 5 mm
  • 5,5 mm
  • 6 mm
  • 7 mm
  • 8 mm

The following size ranges could also be produced:

  • 5 - 6 mm
  • 5 - 7 mm
  • 5 - 8 mm
  • 5.5 - 7 mm
  • 6 - 8 mm
  • 6,5 - 8 mm
ElementSteel ShotCast Iron Shot
Carbon (C)0.75 - 1.1 %2.4 - 2.9 %
Silicon (Si)max. 0.6 %1.2 - 2.0 %
Manganese (Mg)0.60 - 1.20 %max. 0.6 %
Phosphorus (P)max. 0.05 %max. 0.08 %
Sulfur (S)max. 0.05 %max. 0.12 %
Ferrum (Fe)balancebalance
ParameterValue
Hardness340 - 390 HV
545 - 830 HV
Specific gravitymin. 7000 kg/m3
Non-metallic partsmax. 0.5 %