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#375 03/28/06 12:55 PM
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Hi,

I'm designing a workholding fixture for shot peening application and I'd like to know what materials are habitually used to endure the abrasion and wear from shot peening environment?

Thanks!

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David,
We use a urethanes as a holding fixture and some times we combine it with either steel or aluim. It all depends on what your parts are.
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#377 03/28/06 06:25 PM
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David,


The best materail is UHMW. We use it for 90% of our hard tooling.

http://www.curbellplastics.com/pop.asp?pdf=pdfs/catalogs/lo_res/engineering_plastics_UHMW_lo.pdf

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Do you use uretane (or UHMW) as a "liner" for your fixtures or they are made entirely of those materials?

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We use UHMW for both masking and part holding fixtures. It's easy to machine and does not give off a bad smell when machining.


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