Mechanical And Metallurgical Advantages Of Shot Peening

Author:  Horger, O.J.
Source:  The Iron Age, Mar. 29, 1945 Part 1 of 2
Doc ID:  1945001
Year of Publication:  1945
Abstract:  
An engineering appraisal of the technical and economic utility of compressing the surface layers of design members as a means of greatly improving their fatigue resistance. In this first section of a two-part article, the author details the history of shot peening, describes the treatment of coil and leaf springs, sandblasting effect on fatigue, tempering after peening, and the peening of torsion springs and drive shafts.