Academic Study - Component Shape Changes Caused by Shot Peening

Author:  Prof. Dr. David Kirk, Coventry University, U.K.
Source:  The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 26 / Issue 1, Winter 2012
Doc ID:  2012007
Year of Publication:  2012
Abstract:  
INTRODUCTION Shot peening is a cold-working process that has the potential to effect useful shape changes. Every cold-working process injects a residual stress system on shaping a metallic component. As a consequence the shape change has two contributions