The complete requirements for procuring the product shall consist of this document and the latest issue of the basic specification AMS 2431. Conditioned carbon steel cut wire shot, high 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, high hardness conditioned carbon steel cut wire shot is used on parts of hardness 50 HRC or over.