Analyzing What We Know - Part 2
Author: Kumar Balan | Blast Cleaning and Shot Peening Specialist
Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 37, Issue 3, Summer 2023
Doc ID: 2023025
Year of Publication: 2023
Abstract:
Opportunities arising from new developments
In Part 1 of our discussions in the spring edition of The Shot
Peener, we discussed four topics of varying familiarity in
blast cleaning and shot peening. We explored the effect of
shot hardness on the resulting intensity and the possibility of
increasing intensity without affecting coverage rate which is
the case with the use of larger peening media. We debated
the potential damage that broken media and unconditioned
particles of cut wire could cause on the part surface. We
suggested alternate means of validating peening intensity
rather than Almen strips. Finally, we touched upon the subject
of reclaim system efficiency—a discussion that is not often
prevalent among users of shot peening equipment. These
topics were chosen for their ability to generate a transfer of
ideas that will be useful during an operational crisis such
as when investigating foreign object damage on a peened
component, or a new component requiring a higher intensity
without sacrificing coverage rate, and so on. My hope and
expectation are that this discussion will help the reader apply
such possibilities before a crisis attains critical mass.
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