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THE TRUTH ABOUT STEEL ANDSTEEL TARGETSBy: Ac'on Target
With more and more companies andindividuals manufacturing steel targets, it hasbecome increasingly difficult to find accurateinforma'on, especially in regards to shoo'ngon steel targets.With technical data provided by the AmericanIron and Steel Ins'tute in Washington D.C.,Ac'on Target has produced a report designedto cut through the recent hype and establish abasis of fact for accurate evalua'on andcomparison of steel targets.
STEEL TARGETSFor steel targets to be func'onal andsafe to shoot on, they should bemade of high quality throughhardened steel that has a Brinellhardness number (BHN) of at least500. The steel must also providesufficient strength, toughness, andimpact resistance. The Brinellhardness test is accepted as aworldwide standard for measuringthe hardness of steel.
THERE ARE TWO FACTORS THATAFFECT THE HARDNESS OF STEEL:
• The first is the amount ofcarbon and other alloyingelements in its chemicalcomposi'on,
• The second is the mannerin which the hea'ng andcooling of the steel ismanipulated.
THERE ARE TWO FACTORS THATAFFECT THE HARDNESS OF STEEL:
These factors aredetermined at the mostfundamental level, andaffect the finished steelas a whole.
STEEL HARDNESS IS A CRITICAL ISSUE.The hardness of the steel iscri'cal because only a smoothsurface will generate predictablesplaOer paOerns. Steel that isnot sufficiently hard can developpits, craters, dimples, and otherhazardous deforma'ons.
STEEL HARDNESS IS A CRITICAL ISSUE.When a bullet hits one of thesedeforma'ons, it is impossible topredict where the splaOer willgo, thereby crea'ng anunacceptable trainingenvironment. Despite manyinaccurate claims, AR500 steel isNOT surface hardened. It isthrough hardened.
Just because a Brinellhardness number (BHN) of 500is good, that doesnʼt mean aBHN rating of 700 is better.
HARDER STEEL ISNT NECISARRILYBETTERGoing overboard on the BHN can costsignificantly more for li=le or no benefit. Forexample, ballis'c tests have shown that theperformance difference between steel with a500 BHN and steel with a 535 BHN is so smallthat the difference can't be no'ced with abullet but only with a gauge. Addi'onally, itis indeed possible to use steel that is toohard and too briOle for ballis'c trainingpurposes.
AR500 STEELUnderstanding these basic facts about steel,Ac'on Target uses only high quality, throughhardened steel with a Brinell hardness ra'ngof at least 500, and they use it in every oneof their ballis'c steel products. Ac'on Targetcan also provide through hardened steeltargets and other steel products withcer'fied Brinell hardness ra'ngs of 550 andeven 600.
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