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Powerbuilt is a low end consumer brand like Pittsburgh. Probabley made out of the same Chinesium metal factory, but chrome-molybdenum is very durable and it's what you want for larger impact sockets. It's nice that it doesn't skip the sizes that you would use most. Good deal as a shade tree mechanic starter set.
Powerbuilt is a low end consumer brand like Pittsburgh. Probabley made out of the same Chinesium metal factory, but chrome-molybdenum is very durable and it's what you want for larger impact sockets. It's nice that it doesn't skip the sizes that you would use most. Good deal as a shade tree mechanic starter set.
The description reads, "This set is assembled from a mix of chrome-molybdenum and chrome-vanadium sockets ā both hard, high-strength alloys..."
Leaves me wondering how many of each.
They are just covering themselves for having products from different suppliers.
Milwaukee labels their impacts as "high strength forged steel" They want to be free to use whatever Chinesium they get their hands on. It keeps both their product labeling but also all the 3rd party website descriptions of their products from being inaccurate.
Both Cr-V & Cr-Mo can make perfectly good Chrome plated hand tools or Black Oxide finished impact tools.
The metallurgical difference between chromed hand tools & impacts is not so much differences in the initial alloy rather the heat treating. Also they are just plain shaped physically different with impacts having thicker walls.
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They are just covering themselves for having products from different suppliers.
Milwaukee labels their impacts as "high strength forged steel" They want to be free to use whatever Chinesium they get their hands on. It keeps both their product labeling but also all the 3rd party website descriptions of their products from being inaccurate.
Both Cr-V & Cr-Mo can make perfectly good Chrome plated hand tools or Black Oxide finished impact tools.
The metallurgical difference between chromed hand tools & impacts is not so much differences in the initial alloy rather the heat treating. Also they are just plain shaped physically different with impacts having thicker walls.
Thank you for the explanation. TBH I never even looked at what sockets were made of prior to this post. I only brought it up because the selling point in the OP and replies was this was a good deal because they were chrome moly-- which may r may not be the case.
Thank you for the explanation. TBH I never even looked at what sockets were made of prior to this post. I only brought it up because the selling point in the OP and replies was this was a good deal because they were chrome moly-- which may r may not be the case.
The picture shows up to 22mm, the sockets are mostly Cr-Mo. The larger sockets sizes are Cr-V. The sockets which would get the most use do appear to be Cr-Mo.
Milwaukee labels their impacts as "high strength forged steel" They want to be free to use whatever Chinesium they get their hands on. It keeps both their product labeling but also all the 3rd party website descriptions of their products from being inaccurate.
Like said it does not really matter much which alloy they use.
It is just funny that Milwaukee could not commit to saying which, either because they are currently getting both from different suppliers or they just don't want to lock themselves down if supply changes in the future.
Remember like so many other brands Milwaukee is just a label put of tools marketed to a certain demographic. They are owed by the same Chinese company that makes Ridgid, Ryobi, Hart & a more than a dozen other brands. www.TTIgroup.com
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Like said it does not really matter much which alloy they use.
It is just funny that Milwaukee could not commit to saying which, either because they are currently getting both from different suppliers or they just don't want to lock themselves down if supply changes in the future.
Remember like so many other brands Milwaukee is just a label put of tools marketed to a certain demographic. They are owed by the same Chinese company that makes Ridgid, Ryobi, Hart & a more than a dozen other brands. www.TTIgroup.com[TTIgroup.com]
That's a set that I have. Most of the Milwaukee Shockwave socket sets show chrome moly, not sure why the few you found don't. Here's the Sockwave impact socket page, feel free to find more exceptions if it pleases you. https://www.milwaukeetool.com/pro...d-adapters
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I'm pleased with the sockets atm. They are quite dusty, but they are not used. I wonder why they are, when they are in their boxes in a warehouse. I got a couple gearwrench deep impact to compare and they seem to be similar in quality. It'll take time to be see if they can handle abuse.
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It's chrome vanadium. Significant difference.
Then post the Chrome Moly set that you were going to buy off Amazon.
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Leaves me wondering how many of each.
Leaves me wondering how many of each.
Milwaukee labels their impacts as "high strength forged steel" They want to be free to use whatever Chinesium they get their hands on. It keeps both their product labeling but also all the 3rd party website descriptions of their products from being inaccurate.
Both Cr-V & Cr-Mo can make perfectly good Chrome plated hand tools or Black Oxide finished impact tools.
The metallurgical difference between chromed hand tools & impacts is not so much differences in the initial alloy rather the heat treating. Also they are just plain shaped physically different with impacts having thicker walls.
Milwaukee labels their impacts as "high strength forged steel" They want to be free to use whatever Chinesium they get their hands on. It keeps both their product labeling but also all the 3rd party website descriptions of their products from being inaccurate.
Both Cr-V & Cr-Mo can make perfectly good Chrome plated hand tools or Black Oxide finished impact tools.
The metallurgical difference between chromed hand tools & impacts is not so much differences in the initial alloy rather the heat treating. Also they are just plain shaped physically different with impacts having thicker walls.
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Like said it does not really matter much which alloy they use.
It is just funny that Milwaukee could not commit to saying which, either because they are currently getting both from different suppliers or they just don't want to lock themselves down if supply changes in the future.
Remember like so many other brands Milwaukee is just a label put of tools marketed to a certain demographic. They are owed by the same Chinese company that makes Ridgid, Ryobi, Hart & a more than a dozen other brands. www.TTIgroup.co
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Like said it does not really matter much which alloy they use.
It is just funny that Milwaukee could not commit to saying which, either because they are currently getting both from different suppliers or they just don't want to lock themselves down if supply changes in the future.
Remember like so many other brands Milwaukee is just a label put of tools marketed to a certain demographic. They are owed by the same Chinese company that makes Ridgid, Ryobi, Hart & a more than a dozen other brands. www.TTIgroup.com [TTIgroup.com]
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