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FREEDGUY 
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 Topic: The "BLACK" Impact Socket ??
Posted: 01 Dec 2021 at 6:21pm |
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Why/what is the significance of the "impact" socket over the "chrome" cousins ?? Thanks
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DMiller
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Posted: 01 Dec 2021 at 6:28pm |
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Impact Sockets are actually Soft yet Thicker Wall, allows the Gun Shank to distort the square slightly over time but do not shatter, Chrome sockets tend to be Harder and thinner leading to Shatters and Injuries.
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Posted: 01 Dec 2021 at 6:32pm |
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don’t think any Crome socket is a legit “impact” socket. Black sockets are normally thicker.
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Posted: 01 Dec 2021 at 8:27pm |
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Impact sockets are used on impact drivers or other drive tools
Chrome sockets are used with those other drive tools but NOT Impacts
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Posted: 01 Dec 2021 at 8:29pm |
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chrome sockets will wear the drives on your impact guns a lot quicker
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Posted: 01 Dec 2021 at 8:57pm |
The process of electroplating results in a chemical effect on the parent metal called 'hydrogen embrittlement'... the chromed metal becomes brittle from the process.
As others noted, an 'impact socket' is thicker, and not plated, and the alloy used is more ductile, so that it will last at the mandrel of a flying-hammer impact tool.
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Posted: 01 Dec 2021 at 9:17pm |
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Not to mention that the chrome plating flakes off, after the socket deforms, as anyone who has gotten a finger full of chrome splinters can tell you...
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Posted: 02 Dec 2021 at 10:26am |
Or even worse than splinter in the finger would in the eye.
Always just the cheap impact sockets. We had a local guy with cheap china tools back in 76 or 77.He was good to warranty the cheap junk . Finally retired when the big box stores came. Never broke one just keep planting black sockets in black dirt. NOT ONE HAS EVER GROWN, dang imported seed.But many places the big thick ones don't fit.
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Posted: 02 Dec 2021 at 3:10pm |
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"BLACK" impact sockets are a softer but thicker material designed to take the force & torque of an impact. Designed to not shatter in use. The harder thinner sockets "WILL" shatter when used on a powerful impact. I've had the standard sockets split or shatter when forced to use them in low clearance applications on impact. Didn't matter Snap-on, S-K, Matco, Craftsman, or cheapy from farm or hardware store they all break. Have never bought Snap-on or MatCo impact sockets, think I've only had a couple break but have had many get wallowed out to point they'd wedge onto bolt or nut. Have 1/2" & 3/8" craftsman impacts that are 20+ yr old, used them almost daily for 20 yrs.
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