When it comes to shots at Indium Corporation, it is not about bullets, vaccines, or vodka; it’s about small spherical or tear-drop shaped forms of metals and alloys. While ingots and cakes are more popular forms when we think about metals and alloys, shots have their exclusive benefits.
Shots provide a larger area-to-volume ratio for the metals and alloys that favor the interaction with external factors. Afterall, dissolving a certain volume of metal in a solution is much easier and faster with small pieces than with a single bulk quantity. For instance, considering a 500g indium ingot with dimensions of 7” × 1.25” × 0.5” versus several indium shots of 0.125” diameter with the same total weight, the ratio of surface area exposed to the solution is nearly 8 times higher for shots. Therefore, if surface area is the limiting factor in dissolving indium in a chemical solution, shots would ideally dissolve 8 times faster.
小さなメルトポットを使用しているエンジニアは、インゴットが大きすぎて入らない場合に、ショットを使用すると便利です。ショットは供給量の分解能を向上させる。大きな形状の金属や合金では達成することが困難な、より正確な少量のショットを簡単に計量することができる。また、インゴット粉砕後に得られるスクラップの削減にも役立つ。それとは別に、球形または涙滴形の金属や合金を使えば、保管、取り扱い、供給がはるかに便利になる。
ショットは通常、溶融状態の金属を小さな円形の開口部から押し出すことによって製造される。その後、溶融金属は冷却溶液に入り、凝固してショットになる。ショットは、乾燥、アニール、または安定性と硬化のためのさらなる加工が施される。円形の開口部のサイズと、溶液に沿って通過する長さが、ショットのサイズと形状を決定する。
Shots in general have a lower shelf-life compared to larger-sized forms because of the larger exposed area, which increases the interaction with external elements like oxygen, humidity, etc.
Indium Corporation produces spherical and tear-drop shaped shots for different metals and alloys. This list includes, but is not limited to, indium, gallium, germanium, tin, Indalloy®117, Indalloy®136, and Indalloy®158. The purity that we provide ranges from 3N to 6N5. Readily available shots are approximately 0.125” in diameter and can be adjusted based on customer requirements and quantity. We can also manage the uniformity in size as required.
