 |
|
LEARNING
Saving Weight by Shot Peening
(download files in Acrobat pdf format)
The articles below are archived in the shotpeener.com LIBRARY compiled and maintained by Jack Champaigne at Electronics Incorporated. A form of the word "weight" appears somewhere in the title or abstract.
Visit the LIBRARY to search and access over 3700 abstracts and 2500 full text downloads.
Click on an article title below to view details and access a free full text pdf.
Click on column header to re-sort table.
Total articles: 117
| Title | Year | Author | Source | Abstract |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army Research Lab Uses XRD to Evaluate Shot-Peened Aerospace Materials | 2012 | The Shot Peener Staff | The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 26 / Issue 4, Fall 2012 | SHOT PEENING RESEARCH: The U.S. Military is in fat-trimming mode and is cutting aerospace budgets through aircraft sustainment and the implementation of lighter, stronger aerospac... |
| Shot Peening Meets the Pinewood Derby | 2012 | David Massey, Metal Improvement Company | The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 26 / Issue 3, Summer 2012 | A LESSON IN SHOT PEENING A Brief Investigation into the Effects of Shot Peening on Sliding Friction Between Metal and Plastic According to Reader’s Digest, The Pinewood Derby ... |
| New Landing Gear Materials | 2011 | The Shot Peener Staff | The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 25 / Issue 4, Fall 2011 | Composites and Shot Peening New Landing Gear Materials The development of new materials for the aerospace industry is moving at a rapid pace. And what herculean tasks these new ... |
| An expert in aerospace composites and metals answers the question: Will Shot Peening Stay Aloft? | 2011 | The Shot Peener Staff | The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 25 / Issue 4, Fall 2011 | Composites and Shot Peening An Interview with Derick Baisa, AMT The Boeing 787 The Boeing 787 materials listed by weight: ... |
| Ultrasonic Shot Peening (USP) on Ti-6Al-4V and Ti-6Al-2Sn-4Zr-6Mo Aero Engine Components | 2011 | Stoll, Helm, Polanetzki, Wagner | Conf Proc 2011: ICSP-11 South Bend, IN USA (pgs. 371-376) | Abstract Bladed disks (Blisks) have been developed and applied in the compressor sections of modern aero-engines to reduce the component weight and improve efficiency. Over time, ... |
| SHOT PEENING CONDITIONS AND PROCESSING PROPERTIES FOR SPRING STEEL | 2011 | I. Sumiyoshi, A. Tange, H. Okada | Conf Proc 2011: ICSP-11 South Bend, IN USA (pgs. 55-60) | ABSTRACT In recent years weight reduction of suspension springs has been increasingly required from the viewpoints of improvement in fuel efficiency of automobiles and global envi... |
| Controlled Rotary Flap Peening for Repair Applications | 2011 | S. Forgues, B. Labelle, M. King, N. Manor | Conf Proc 2011: ICSP-11 South Bend, IN USA (pgs. 1-6) | Abstract Shot peening is an important process that improves fatigue life of components without increasing their weight. It is used extensively in the aerospace industry where weig... |
| Effect Of Deep Rolling On The Cyclic Performance Of Magnesium And Aluminum Alloys In The Temperature Range 20-250 | 2008 | Altenberger, Wagner, Mhaede, Juijerm, Noster | Conf Proc: ICSP-10 Tokyo, Japan 2008 | ABSTRACT Mechanical surface treatments such as deep rolling or laser-shock peening can markedly affect the cyclic performance of light-weight alloys, especially if significantly t... |
| Influence Of Shot Peening On Fatigue Strength Of Aluminum-alloy Parts | 2008 | H. Suzuki, Dr. H. Makino, K. Mizuno, T. Tomita | Conf Proc: ICSP-10 Tokyo, Japan 2008 | ABSTRACT Considering energy savings and the growing environmental concerns, light weight components are increasingly becoming popular in various fields of engineering applications... |
| Ultrasonic Impact Treatment For Surface Hardening Of The Aero-engine Material In718 | 2008 | R. Hessert, J. Bamberg, W. Satzger, T. Taxer | Conf Proc: ICSP-10 Tokyo, Japan 2008 | ABSTRACT In order to satisfy stringent requirements regarding reliability, minimum weight, high performance, cost-effectiveness and long-term durability, the components of modern ... |
| Fine Particle Bombarding Technology And Functional Development Of Metal Surface | 2008 | Chuji Kagaya, Yoshiro Yamada | Conf Proc: ICSP-10 Tokyo, Japan 2008 | ABSTRACT: Recent trends toward weight reduction, energy saving, and higher-efficiency of automobiles and aircrafts compared with previous generations mean that structural material... |
| Study on the Failure Ratio of the High Carbon Cast Steel Shot | 2008 | X. Zhao, R. Liu, H. Wang, H. Gao, L. Zhang, R. Wan | Shandong University, China - Research Team of Metal Abrasives | ABSTRACT The ERVIN test machine was used in this study to mimic the actual blast cleaning process. The high carbon cast steel shot sample, heat-treated at five different temperatu... |
| Modern Shot Blast Solutions for the Automobile Industry | 2007 | Rosler Metal Finishing USA | The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 21 / Issue 4, Fall 2007 | New concept for adapting manufacturing processes to a changing market environment Two of the most important issues currently facing the automotive industry are: - Reduction of ... |
| New Titanium Technology Center | 2007 | Shot Peening Staff | The Shot Peener magazine, Volume 21 / Issue 3, Summer 2007 | A successful titanium metal powder process would provide components with the same strength and weight advantages has products made from large, solid pieces of titanium, at a fracti... |
| Method for Producing Gears and/or Shaft Components with Superior Bending Fatigue Strength and Pitting Fatigue Life From Conve | 2005 | Ajithkumar Sandur, Kandavali | US Patent 2005/0061402A1 | ABSTRACT A conventional aluminum killed alloy Steel for case hardening of gear(s) and/or shaft components consisting of 0.10 to 0.30 weight % Carbon, 0.15 to 0.35 weight % Silicon... |
| Effects of Aging Treatment and Shot Peening Variables of HCF Performance of Timetal LCB | 2005 | Kocan, Rack, Wagner | Conf Proc: ICSP-9 (pg 320-325) | INTRODUCTION Metastable beta-titanium alloys are considered as potential candidates for suspension spring materials because of their high specific strength, low elastic modulus an... |
| Fatigue Performance of Light-Weight Alloys: Influences of Shot Peening and Pre-Corrosion | 2005 | C. Mueller and L. Wagner | Conf Proc: ICSP-9 (pg 288-295) | INTRODUCTION The reduction of vehicle weight by using light-weight structural alloys such as those based on magnesium, aluminum and titanium for body as well as suspension parts i... |
| Suggestion of Image Processing System for Measurement of Coverage | 2005 | Handa, Watanabe, Hattori, Toyo Seiko Co., Ltd. | The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 19 / Issue 3, Summer 2005 | INTRODUCTION Generally speaking, the management of shot peening would be conducted by arc height intensity, coverage and deformation of part. As standard method of measurement of ... |
| The Parting Shot, In with the New . . . | 2005 | Jack Champaigne | The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 19 / Issue 1, Winter 2005 | Gears. That's what makes the world go 'round. And, in many cases, without shot peening these gears wouldn't be around for very long. Peening will increase the fatigue strength and ... |
| Shot Peening in the News | 2005 | Automotive Industry | The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 19 / Issue 1, Winter 2005 | We are always searching for shot peening in the news and we recently found press releases on two very different cars. As evidenced by our recent workshop in Dearborn, Michigan, we ... |
| Air Valve Testing | 2005 | Dave Eggleston, Engineer, Electronics Inc. | The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 19 / Issue 2, Spring 2005 | I have been asked, "What's the reason for the success of the MagnaValve?" There is no question that this magnetic valve, with no moving parts, has captured the attention of the sho... |
| Case Study in Shot Peening - Subsurface Residual Stress Nondestructively Quantified for Alloys | 2004 | Shot Peening Staff | The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 18 / Issue 1, Winter 2004 | PIPA measures shot peening effects at the atomic level Advances have been made in the design of metallic / intermetallic alloys and in the surface treatments which increase perfor... |
| The Total Cost of Weight Revisited: An Essay on Cost as a Function of Weight in Automobiles and the Use of Shot Peening to Re | 2004 | S. L. Terry, R. S. Simpson | The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 18 / Issue 2, Spring 2004 | Sydney L. Terry (Retired) Chrysler Corporation - Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. Roger S. Simpson, Advanced Material Process Corporation - Wayne, Michigan, U.S.A. Editor's Note: Even t... |
| The Application of Mechanical Surface Treatment in the Passenger Car Industry | 2004 | Peter Hutmann, BMW Group, Munich, Germany | The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 18 / Issue 3, Summer 2004 | 1 Introduction At the beginning of automobile manufacturing, about 100 years ago, customer expectations concerning performance and quality were relatively low. People drove cars f... |
| A world class engine: The Optimizer 6500 | 2003 | Jim Amish, Engineer, General Engine Products | The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 17 / Issue 4, Fall 2003 | The Engine The Optimizer 6500 military-focused engine is so reliable and durable that since mid-year of 2000, AM General Corporation is placing the engine in its HMMWV (the High M... |
| Curve Fitting for Shot Peening Data Analysis | 2002 | David Kirk, Coventry University, UK | The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 16 / Issue 1, Spring 2002 | Introduction Data abounds in shot peening. We have Almen arc heights, peening times, sieve analyses, shot weightings, image analysis values, air pressure variations, shot flow rat... |
| Shot Peening Method and Device Therefor | 2002 | H. Takeda; K. Ohta; H. Rokutannda, Toyokawa | US Patent 6,449,998 B1 | The present invention provides a method for a shot-peening processing that can process in one step and thus reduce operating costs and the cost of equipment while increasing the ef... |
| Shot Peening and Coverage | 2002 | Tange, Okada | Conf Proc: ICSP-8 Sept. 16-20, 2002 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | Authors A. Tange, H. Okada NHK Spring Co., Ltd., Yokohama, Japan Introduction As for the processing conditions of shot peening, there are the amount of shot, shot size, arc h... |
| Shot Peening and Roller-Burnishing to Improve Fatigue Resistance of the (a+B) Titanium Alloy Ti-6A1-4V | 2002 | Kocan, Ostertag and Wagner | Conf Proc: ICSP-8 Sept. 16-20, 2002 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | Authors Marcin Kocan 1, Alfred Ostertag 2 and Lothar Wagner 1 1 Chair of Physical Metallurgy and Materials Technology, Technical University of Brandenburg at Cottbus, Cottbus, Ge... |
| Comparison of the Residual Stresses Induced by Shot (Stress) Peening and Rolling in Spring Steel | 2002 | Eckehard Muller | Conf Proc: ICSP-8 Sept. 16-20, 2002 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | Author Eckehard Muller Fachhochschule Bochum (University of Applied Science), Bochum, Germany Introduction Today, reduction of weight of material is an actual subject in wide... |
| Influence of Mechanical Surface Treatments on Notched Fatigue Strength of Magnesium Alloys | 2002 | Kuster, Hilpert, Kiefer, Wagner | Conf Proc: ICSP-8 Sept. 16-20, 2002 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | Authors Bodo Kuster 1), Matthias Hilpert 2), Armin Kiefer 3) and Lothar Wagner 1) 1) Chair of Physical Metallurgy and Materials Technology, Technical University of Brandenburg at... |
| Fatigue Strength Improvement of Welded Aluminium Alloys by Different Post Weld Treatment Methods | 2002 | Nitschke-Pagel, Wohlfahrt | Conf Proc: ICSP-8 Sept. 16-20, 2002 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | Authors Thomas Nitschke-Pagel, Helmut Wohlfahrt, Institut fur SchweiBtechnik, Technische Universitat Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany Introduction Special fields where the ... |
| Property Improvement in Light Metals Using Shot Peening | 2002 | Gregory, Wagner | Conf Proc: ICSP-8 Sept. 16-20, 2002 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | Authors Jean K. Gregory1) and Lothar Wagner 2) 1)Springfield Metallurgical Services, Inc., Springfield, VT, USA 2)Chair of Physical Metallurgy and Materials Technology, Technica... |
| Lining of Metal Surface with Hard-Metal Foil using Shot Peening | 2002 | Harada, Mori, Maki | Conf Proc: ICSP-8 Sept. 16-20, 2002 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | Authors Yasunori Harada, Ken-ichiro Mori and Seijiro Maki, Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan Introduction Light metals such as the aluminum and magnesium alloys are wi... |
| Current Applications of Advanced Peen Forming Implementation | 2002 | Friese, Lohmar, Wustefeld | Conf Proc: ICSP-8 Sept. 16-20, 2002 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | Authors Axel Friese, Jurgen Lohmar, Frank Wustefeld Kugelstrahlzentrum Aachen GmbH, Aachen, Germany Introduction Shot peen forming is above all carried out in the aeronautic ... |
| The Application of Mechanical Surface Treatment in the Passenger Car Industry | 2002 | Peter Hutmann, BMW Group, Munich, Germany | Conf Proc: ICSP-8 Sept. 16-20, 2002 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | Introduction At the beginning of automobile manufacturing, about 100 years ago, customer expectations concerning performance and quality were relatively low. People drove cars for... |
| Shot Peening In Maintenance Of Steel Structures | 2001 | Salko Djozic | Conf Proc: ICSP & BC - 2 | Guidelines for choosing appropriate intensity for the desired results of Shot Peening originated from car design and shot peening was found to impart 40% greater efficiency to ca... |
| One slab and a side of silicon carbide to go, please | 2001 | Herb Tobben, Mgr., Sample Processing Laboratory | The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 15 / Issue 3, Fall 2001 | ZERO Products Div., Clemco Industries Corp. 2001 Clemco Industries Corp. Reprinted with permission The Problem: A glass manufacturer was experiencing a lot of stress while cutt... |
| Stabilizer for Motor Vehicle | 2001 | T Muhr; L Schnaubelt, both of (DE) | US Patent 6,311,965 B1 | Stabilizer (1) for motor vehicles which has a toroidal cross section, and which is formed of several stabilizer sections that, together, create a U-shape having a pair of U-legs (2... |
| Method for Producing Helical Springs | 2000 | J Wienand; G Mier, both of Germany | US Patent 6,022,427 | A method of manufacturing helical springs from steel wire. The springs' skin is thermomechanically hardened by shot peening the unstressed springs followed by thermally destressing... |
| Precision Shot Peening | 2000 | Keiji Mase, Yoshio Miyasaka | Fuji Kihan Co., Ltd. | In these days, due to appreciation of a high yen rate, the Japanese industries, particularly export industries encounter severe conditions such as downsizing in plant and equipment... |
| Development of High-Strength Suspension Coil Springs in which Corrosion Fatigue Strength is Important | 2000 | Nakano Sakakibara Wakita Sugimoto | Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc. p.1-7 | For the weight reduction of suspension coil springs for automobiles, high-strength steel has been developed. But, in general, strength and corrosion fatigue are contradictory. Then... |
| Gage for Measuring the Intensity of Shot-Blast peening using Non-magnetic Test Strips Held in Place by Spring-Loaded Plunger | 1999 | Jack M. Champaigne | US Patent 5,877,405 | An Almen type gage to measure the deflection of a test stip relative to a supporting surface to provide an indication of shot blasting intensity includes curved surfaces extending ... |
| Surface-Mounted Eddy-Current Sensors for On-Line Monitoring of Fatigue Tests and for Aircraft Health Monitoring | 1998 | Neil Goldfine, Darrel Schlicker, Andrew Washabaugh | NASA/FAA/DoD Conf. Aug 1998 | A new surface mountable eddy-current sensor, called the new Meandering Winding Magnetometer Array (MWM-Array) has demonstrated the bapability to monitor early stage fatigue damage,... |
| Improving Fatigue Life of Gears by Shot Peening | 1998 | T.Jeff Meister and John S. Eckersley | Metal Improvement Co. | Advances in Gear Technology: A Symposium on Gear Manufacturing Through Powder Metallurgy Shot peening is a very well recognized and documented process in the realm of wroght met... |
| Development of a Fracture Mechanics Methodology to Access the Competing Mechanics | 1996 | Marsha K. Tufft | Conf Proc: ICSP-6, (presented only) | The results from a shot peen Design of Experiment (DoE) conducted a few years earlier suggest that competing mechanisms of beneficial residual stress and detrimental plastic strain... |
| The Core of Electric Generator What is for Shot Peening? | 1996 | Djozic Salko, B.Sc | Conf Proc: ICSP-6, (p. 1-13) | When is considered the construction of vertical electric generator, always is necessary to keep in mind that many heavy steel plates are continual in a moving depending of generato... |
| Corrosion Fatigue and Fracture Behaviour of Shot Peened Carbon Steels | 1996 | M.C. Sharma, V.S Nadkarni, G. Agnihotri | Conf: (Bophal) Intl Conf on Shot Peening and Blast Cleaning (Book:Sharma/Ra | The influence of shot peening over corrosion, stress corrosion, corrosion fatigue and fracture behaviour of carbon steel has been studied. A laboratory equipment for stress corros... |
| Fatigue Aspects in the Design Details of Steel Bridges | 1996 | Dr. P. Suryanarayana | Conf: (Bophal) Intl Conf on Shot Peening and Blast Cleaning (Book:Sharma/Ra | Steel bridges which are designed adequately by the stength and deflection criteria are to be further checked for the length of the service life of various components (also known as... |
| Methods for the Design, Quality Control, & Management of Fatigue-Limited Metal Components | 1995 | Berkley | US Patent 5,625,664 | Improved methods for managing a population of metal components subject to fatigue failure are provided. The residual compressive stress in the critical surfaces of such components,... |
| Process for Producing a Coil Spring | 1995 | Izawa et al. | US Patent 5,665,179 | A process for producing a coil spring comprises of: cold drawing a wire comprising: C in an amount of 0.55 to 0.75% by weight; Si in an amount of 1.00 to 2.50% by weight; at least ... |
| Surface Treating Method for Steel Pipe Joint Text in Japanese | 1994 | Atsumi Takuya | Japanese Patent JP6099354 | PURPOSE:To improve seal performance by applying shot peening to at least one of metal to metal seal parts, and adjusting a surface roughness degree after the shot peening to the me... |
| Lightweight Suspension System for a Wheeled Vehicle, Spring Arm and Method of Manufacture | 1994 | Donald L Stephens | US Patent 5,366,238 | A compact suspension system for a wheeled vehicle and method for its manufacture. The suspension includes a tapered, vertically mounted elongated arm having an integral eye at one ... |
| Method of Manufacturing an Elongated Spring Member | 1994 | Donald L Stephens, Skagit, WA | US Patent 5,365,646 | A compact suspension system for a wheeled vehicle and method for its manufacture. The suspension includes a tapered, vertically mounted elongated arm having an integral eye at one ... |
| Application of Statistically Capable Shot Pening to Automotive Components Design | 1993 | Adam J. Vahratian and Robert P. Garibay | MAT-TEC 93 Improvement of Materials pgs. 9-20 | Today's world automotive businesss climate is demanding more cost effective, higher strength, weight/designs than ever before. Engineering coverage factors are shrinking and, at t... |
| Development of a New Light-Weight Suspension Coil Spring | 1993 | Sakakebara Kusakari Nakano Yasuda Sugimoto Watanab | p 27-36 | This newly developed helical spring can be used at a stress level up to 1300 MPa. The material is composed of Fe-C-Si-Mn-Ni-Cr-Mo-V alloy. Its strength-toughness balance was great... |
| Some Aspects of Stress Peening of Coil Springs for Vehicle Suspensions | 1993 | Eckehard Muller | Conf Proc: ICSP-5, (p.341-348) | Stress peening of coil springs is getting more and more popular, because it causes better durability or weight reduction. In this paper after some fundamentals it is presented spe... |
| Study of Residual Stress Produced in Metal Matrix Composite AlSiCw by Shot Peening | 1993 | Nonga, Lu, Flavenot, Lieurade, Bathias | Conf Proc: ICSP-5, (p.290-299) | Advanced composited show considerable promise for weight and volume critical applications, for instance, aircraft and space vehicles. Aluminum alloys reinforced with silicon carbid... |
| Application of Statistically Capable Shot Peening to Automotive Component Design | 1993 | Adam Vahratian, Robert Garibay | Conf Proc: ICSP-5, (p. 99-110) | Today's workd automotive business climate is demanding more cost effective, higher strength/weight designs than ever before. Engineering coverage factors are shrinking and at the... |
| Centrifugal Blasting Apparatus | 1993 | Urakami, Fukashi | US Patent 5,205,085 | Disclosed is an improved centrifugal blasting apparatus for the blast cleaning or shot peening treatment of a selected surfact of an object to be treated by throwing pulverixed abr... |
| Using Shot Peening to Multiply the Life of Compressor Components | 1992 | John S. Eckersley & Buzz Ferrelli, MIC | The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 06/Issue 3, Fall 1992 | Reprinted from Proceedings of the 1992 International Compressor Engineering Conference at Purdue University ABSTRACT Fatigue life increases, by orders of magnitude, can be expect... |
| Using Shot Peening to Multiply the Life of compressor Components | 1992 | John Eckersley, Buzz Ferrelli | 1992 International Compressor Engineering Conference at Purdue University | Fatigue life increases, by orders of magnitude, can be expected on compressor components treated by Shot Peening -- a controlled process that involves the bombardment of the metal ... |
| High Strength, Ultra Fine Steel Wire having excellent Workability in Stranding & Process & Apparatus for Producing the same | 1991 | T. Tarui, S. Sasaki, H. Tashiro, H. Sato | US Patent 5,240,520 | A high-strength, ultra-fine wire having an excellent workability in stranding, comprising a steel comprised of, in terms of % by weight, 0.85 to 1.10% of C, 0.10 to 0.70% of Si, 0.... |
| High Technology Shot Peening For The Automotive Industry | 1991 | Garibay, R.P. and Terry, S.L. | Shot Peening Theory and Appl., IITT Intl., 1991 | The purpose of this paper is to present a technical overview of the shot peening process, comparing the conventional "controlled" process to state-of-the-art precision shot peening... |
| Optimized High Productiion Shot Peening for the Automotive Industry | 1990 | Garibay, . P. | Advanced Material Process | This paper presents an overview of high production shotp peening technology for automotive applications where specific fatigue strength benefits must be produced. Requirements, ch... |
| Study on the Effects of Shot Peening on the Residual Stress in A1-siC Composite | 1990 | J. Lu, B. Miege and J. Flavenot | Conf Proc: ICSP-4, (p.169-178) | Silicon carbide whiskers and particulates reinforced aluminium alloys show promise as metal matrix composites stiff and high-strength light-weight applications. The magnitude of t... |
| Influence Of Peening On Fatigue Life Of Sic Reinforced Aluminum | 1990 | S. Tohriyama, M. Kumano,S. Hisamatsu | Conf Proc: ICSP-4, (p.307-316) | There is an ever increasing need for better automotive fuel economy and improved engine performance. To meet this worldwide need, one of the most effective means is to reduce the ... |
| Improvement Of Hardened Surface By Shot Peening | 1990 | Ohsawa, M. and Yonemura, T. | Conf Proc: ICSP-4, (p.147-158) | In the application of shot peening to automotive parts, this process has been the commonly used surface treatment for springs. Today, a tend among automobile manufacturers is to u... |
| Light Metals | 1989 | Williams, D. | CAB Curr. Aware Bull. | Four AFWAL technical reports are reviewed. One of the reports concerns examination of the shot peening process to develope a database from which to develop a mathematical model re... |
| Designing Shafts for Long Life, Fatigue lives are affected by many factors | 1988 | Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH | The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 02/No 2, July 1988 | An improved method has been developed for choosing the sizes of power-transmitting shafts for limited or unlimited service lives under a variety of operating conditions. In essence... |
| Application Of A Double-grooved Spring Steel 55simnvb In The Aerolus Truck Eq-140 | 1987 | Ming-Liang,Bang-Jun,Yao-Feng,Chuan | SAE: 871253 | All trucks produced in the Second Automobile Works (SAW), with annual capacity of 100,000 trucks, have adopted leaf springs with double-grooves incorporated on the compression side... |
| The Total Cost of Weight Revisited: An Essay on Cost as a Function of Weight in automobiles and the Use of Shot Peening to R | 1987 | Terry, S.L. and Simpson, R.S. | Conf Proc: ICSP-3, (p. 79-86) | Engineers have understood for years that "weight begets weight" in any efficiently designed machine. The heavier the working parts of the machine have to be to do their job, the s... |
| Structural Optimization Of Landing Gears Using Starstruc | 1987 | Elsaie, A.M., and Santillan,Jr.,R. | SAE: 871047 | The impact of structural optimization is growing in many industries due to economic pressures demanding efficiency in the design process. This efficiency implies developing produc... |
| Shot Peen-forming Of Nc-machined Parts With Integrated Stringers Using Large Balls | 1987 | Meyer, Reccius, Schulein | Conf Proc: ICSP-3, (p.327-334) | In order to achieve savings in the manufacturing costs and weight, integrated parts are extensively used today during the manufacture of aerospace components. For this purpose, st... |
| Optimization Of Shot Peening To Improve The Fatigue Strength Of Ti-6a1-4v | 1987 | Franz, H.E. and Olbricht, A. | Conf Proc: ICSP-3, (p.439-446) | Reducing airframe weight is an extremely important consideration in the engineering of both military and commercial aircraft. Apart from static strength, the primary concern in ai... |
| Influence of Peening Parameters, Coating Temperatures and Operating Loads on Residual Stresses of Shot-Peened Barrell Springs | 1987 | Hutter, W. and Kloos, K.H. | Conf Proc: ICSP-3, (p.509-516) | In recent years, a clear trend has developed towards increasing the strength of vehicle suspension springs by the greater utilization of the properties of materials. This trend ev... |
| Improved Fatigue Performance Of Gears Through Controlled Shot Peening | 1987 | Diepart, C.P. and Burrell, N.K. | Conf Proc: ICSP-3, (p.169-177) | Controlled shot peening improves the fatigue performance of gear teeth. Today, there is no argument over that claim. Extensive data from programs of fatigue testing gear teeth co... |
| Guide To Selecting Engineered Materials For Corrosion Resistance | 1987 | Advanced Materials & Processes, Vol. 2, p 100-104 | Corrosion is often envisioned as rusting or tarnishing. However, corrosion may occur in other forms--cracking or loss of strength or ductility, for example. In general, most type... | |
| Effect Of Shot-peening On Fatigue And Fretting Fatigue Behaviour Of 8090 And 7010 Aluminum Alloys | 1987 | Fair, Noble, Waterhouse | Conf Proc: ICSP-3, (p.431-438) | Aluminium alloys are widely used in the aircraft industry for their favourable strength-weight ratios. A1-Zn-Mg alloys have been in use for many years, but recently alloys based o... |
| Portable Abrasive throwing Wheel Device | 1985 | J. Carpenter, R. Mullins, R. Smith | US Patent 4,561,220 | This relates to a portable abrasive throwing wheel device or abrasive blasting device which is utilized for blasing castings and the like to effect the cleaning thereof. The porta... |
| High Sag Resistance Spring Wire For Automotive Suspension | 1985 | Murai,Teruyuki,Takamuku,Seizo, etc. | SAE: 850059 | In recent years, efforts have been undertaken to increase the stress load on spring materials and to decrease wire diameter in order to reduce weight. However, progress has been s... |
| Surface Rolling and Other Methods for Mechanical Prestressing of Metals - SAE J811 AUG81 | 1981 | SAE | SAE: J 811 Aug81 | 1.1 INTRODUCTION: The word "prestressing" implies that a stress is applied prior to service. for the pruposes of this discussion this is a true but insufficient, definition. It m... |
| Untersuchungen Zur Verbes.spannung.-bestand.einer Geschweis.hoch.al-legier.durch Kugelstrahlen | 1981 | Kohler, W. | Conf Proc: ICSP-1, (p.493-500) | The high strength aluminum alloy A1Zn4, 5Mg2 is used already for welded light-weight structures. But the weld seams are very sensitive to stress corrosion. Therefore, an experime... |
| The Application Of Computer - Diagnostics To High Production Shot Peening Systems | 1981 | Leliaert, R. M. | Conf Proc: ICSP-1, (p. 95-100) | The automotive industries are increasing their use of shot peening. This is attributed to the need to improve corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) by weight reduction of componen... |
| Investigation Of Shot Peening As A Forming Process For Aircraft Wing Skins | 1981 | Kulkarni, Schey, Badger, | J. Applied Metalworking, Vol. 1, No. 4 | The technique of generating curvatures in thin sheets by shot peening is well established for forming airplane wing skins to controlled contours. Success used to depend on the pee... |
| Surface Integrity Can Affect Reliability Of Your High-strength Parts | 1974 | Field, Michael | Machine and Tool Blue Book, Feb. 1974 | The quality of a machined surface is becoming more and more important in satisfying the increasing demands of performance and reliability. Aerospace structures, for example, are b... |
| Advanced V/stol Propeller Technology. Vol. Xii. Advanced Propeller Manufacture And Test | 1974 | Fahy, E.A. and Leishman, D.K. | AFFDL TR-71-88-Vol-12 | The results of a manufacturing and test program of a 26.3 foot diameter cyclic pitch propeller for application to a four-propeller tilt wing V/STOL aircraft are presented. Include... |
| Surface Integrity - A New Requirement For Improving Reliability Of Aerospace Hardware | 1973 | Field, Michael | SAMPE Symposium, LA, Apr. 3-5, 1973 | The quality of a machined surface is becoming more and more important to satisfy the increasing demands of sophisticated hardware performance, longevity, and reliability. Aerospac... |
| Understanding the Beneficial Effects of Shot Peening | 1972 | Black, Paul H. | Met. Eng. Q, Aug.'72, 12, (3) | The high level of performance of the jet plane and the modern automobile would be impossible without bendficial residual stresses. Such stresses could be used to a much greater ex... |
| Unmasking Hydrogen Embrittlement | 1972 | McNitt, R.P. | Machine Design, November 30, 1972 | High strength metals such as titamium, zirconium, various steels and 7075 aluminum, have been widely used where high strength to weight ratios are required, particularly in aerospa... |
| Design Features And Results From Fatigue-reliability-research Machines | 1972 | Lalli, Kececioglu and McConnell | SESA, Vol. XXI|X, No. 2 | The design, fabrication, development, operation, calibration and results from reversed bending combined with steady torque fatigue research machines are presented. fifteen centrim... |
| Theoretical Size, Number, Weight, Volume and area for Soda Lime Glass Beads | 1970 | J. R. Ritter | Potters Industries | Theoretical calculations were made on spheres having the same size as the U. S. screen openings and at an ultimate packing arrangement. Tables and graphs include data on the size v... |
| Shot Peening in Spring Design | 1966 | Straub, John C | Springs October 1966 | Shot peening is a process utilizing the impact of metallic shot on the surface of machine parts. While in general, there are other purposes of shot peening, its major purpose is in... |
| Distributor For Pneumatically Transported Particle-form Material | 1965 | Matthys, W. J. et al | US Patent 3,204,942 | This invention relates to a distributor for pneumatically transported particle-form material and more particularly to a distributor wherein a mixture of carrier air and particle-fo... |
| Shot Peening of Pressure Vessels | 1964 | Sheehan, J. P. | IIT Research Institute B1000B1 - Report No. 4 | There has been an increasing demand in recent years for ultra-high strength, light-weight pressure vessels for applications that require 100% reliability in service. Two exampl... |
| The Residual Stress Explanation of Fatigue Failures in Mechanical Parts | 1964 | Almen, John and Black, Paul | ASTM | It has become clearly evident that older theories of fatigue failures are fallacious, incomplete, and misleading. These have been largely replaced by theories based on new concept... |
| Measuring Apparatus for Particulate Material Streams | 1962 | Francis A. DePollier | US Patent 3,212,330 | This invention relates generally to the art of measuring the flow rate of streams of particulate material. More specifically, the invention is directed to providing apparatus for c... |
| Surface Rolling And Other Methods For Mechanical Prestressing Of Metals | 1962 | SAE | SAE: J 811 Jun62 | With the need for more efficient use of metals, consideration of mechanical prestressing during the design phase seems obvious, for the vast majority of fractures are caused by met... |
| Hole Coining To Prevent Fatigue Failures | 1962 | Phillips, Austin | Douglas Aircraft engrg. Paper No. 1068 | Functional needs of modern aircraft and missile components demand that metals work harder and more effectively than ever before. Metals react to stresses imposed upon them whether... |
| Testing Methods For Large Aircraft | 1961 | Moseley, D. L. | SESA, Vol. XVIII, No. 1 | Some unique testing methods in connection with static load application and associated data acquisition are described. The "free-flilght" method of airplane static testing is cove... |
| Apparatus For Shot Peening Elongated Articles | 1961 | Fuchs,, H. O. et al | US Patent 2,982,007 | This invention relates generally to shot peening apparatus and more particularly has to do with peening equipment capable of handling and properly treating heavy crankshafts, for e... |
| Thermally Induced Lateral Buckling Of Turbine Wheels -analytical And Experimental Correlation | 1959 | Helms, H.E. and McLoed, R.N. | SESA, Vol. XVII, No. 1 | Current practice in aircraft engine design calls for lightweight degisn along with high engine efficiency. One of the components in turbojet and turboprop engines which has had wei... |
| Lightweight Springs For Limited Life | 1956 | Spaulding, E.H. | SAE: Trans. Vol. 64, 1956, p. 453-457 | A spring in the Constellation (749) main landing-gear drag-strut damper was redesigned to save 17 lb. The smaller spring required a reduced-size housing, and the overall weight sa... |
| The Development of Processes Which Result in the Maximum Service Life of Light Weight Alloy Wheels | 1955 | Sachs, George | Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Company | The principal objective of this investigation was the determination of the effect of various surface rolling conditions on the fatigue-strength properties of case forged magnesium... |
| A New Dynamic Creep Testing Machine | 1954 | Pao, Y.-H. and Marin, J. | SESA, Vol. XI, No. 2 | This paper describe a 4-unit creep testing machine in which a specimen may be subjected to a fluctuating load consisting of a mean static load and and alternating load. The machin... |
| Performance Evaluation Of A Magnesium Alloy Truck Wheel | 1953 | Polzin, M.H. | SESA, Vol. XI, No. 1 | In certain engineering structures weight is of paramount importance. The problem is really two-fold: 1) The excessively stressed areas must be located and remedied to achieve suff... |
| Shot Peening In The Design Of Gears | 1953 | Straub | AGMA, June, 1953 | Shot peening is a process which might well be considered in the design of any machine part which is required to carry high loads with a minimum size or weight of the overall unit. ... |
| Stress Concentrations Prod.by Milt.semi-cir.notches In Infinite Plates Under Uniaxial St.of Stress | 1952 | Durelli, Lake and Phillips | SESA, Vol. X, No. 1 | The knowledge of the stress concentrations produced by multiple notches is very important in practical applicaitons since the stress concentrations i the case of a single notch of ... |
| The Effect Of Shot Peening On Damage Caused By Cavitation | 1952 | Grossman, N. | ASTM: Bull. No. 183, TP107, July 1952 | Cavitation in a liquid may result from rapid relative motion between the metal and the liquid, for if the pressure accompanying this high velocity drops to the vapor pressure of th... |
| Shot Peening As A Factor In The Design Of Gears | 1951 | Straub, J. c. | Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 73 | HOW SHOT PEENING INCREASES BENDING STRENGTH AND PERMITS DESIGN FOR GREATER SCORING RESISTANCE When a pair of gears is required to operate at high loads or high speeds or both, p... |
| Balanced Gear-tooth Design | 1951 | Straub, John C. | Machine Design, "Design Abstracts", June, p. 178 | When a pair of gears is required to operate at high loads or high speeds or both, particularly where weight and size are at a premium, it becomes important to consider shot peening... |
| Residual Stresses In Magnesium: Technique And Results | 1950 | Found, G.H. and Pittsley, R. | SESA, Vol. VIII, No. 1 | The condition of residual stresses in foundry products is of interest to those concerned with structural serviceability and efficient designing. This is particularly true of the li... |
| Shot Peening - Designers Guide to the Process, its Applications | 1948 | Fuchs, H.O. and Hutchinson, E.R. | Machine Design, Vol. 30, Feb. 6, '58, pp. 116-125 | Developed in the late twenties, shot peening was discovered by accident. a small batch of automobile valve springs behaved much better than expected under test. Investigation rev... |
| Shot Blasting To Increase Fatigue Resistance | 1943 | Almen, J. O. | #430143, Trans. July, 1943, Vol. 51, No. 7, p.248-268 | While great strides have been made in most phases of engineering and metallurgy, it is doubtful that in dynamically loaded parts we are getting more net work from our metals today ... |
| Endurance Of Machines Under A Few Heavy Loads | 1943 | Almen, J. O. | Metal Progress, September, 1943, p. 435 | In the article on page 254 of last month's issue, entitled "The Useful Data to Be Derived From Fatigue Tests", a working hypothesis was established that the slope of the fatigue cu... |
| Dimensional Value Of Lubricants In Gear Design | 1942 | Almen, J. O. | SAE Journal, September, 1942 | Automotive rear-axle gears present one of the most difficult gear-design and lubrication problems that are known, Mr. Almen emphasizes in this paper. The requirements are exacting... |
| Facts And Fallacies Of Stress Determination | 1941 | Almen, J. O. | SAE Journal, Vol. 5, No. 2, February, 1942 | It is in machines where weight is all-important, such as in airplane engines, or where weight and cost must both be considered, as in automobiles, that the inadequacy of our means ... |