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Many springs are shot peened and the quality of shot peening
is essential for the fatigue life. Today the determination is often
done via x-ray diffraction. The lattice distance is measured
and out...
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INTRODUCTION
Shot peeners are often asked a variety of questions relating
to shot peening. These give us opportunities to expand the
knowledge of the questioners. Our answers must, however,
be bas...
INTRODUCTION
Confucius, the great Chinese educator and philosopher, said,
“To know what you know and what you do not know, that
is true knowledge.” I start with this thought not to insinuate
a...
The Distinguished Engineering
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ABSTRACT
Once a peened surface is placed in service, the interaction
with the environment can alter the state of the material. This
paper demonstrates how hydrogen, a common element which
can diss...
EXISTING CHALLENGES
Although the degree of coverage in shot peening has a
significant influence on the resilience of a surface, coverage
assessment still faces a number of unresolved challenges.
F...
Employees, customers, and vendors celebrated the 50th anniversary of Electronics
Inc. with a party on June 21. We will have photos in the next issue of The Shot Peener.
A brief recap of EI’s histo...
Mechanical surface treatments using an elastic-plastic cold working process can develop residual stresses on the surface of a workpiece. Compressive residual stresses on the surface increase resistanc...
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