Shot Peening: A Powerful Surface Coating Tool for Biomedical Implants

Author:  D. Haverty, B. Kennedy HKPB Scientific Ltd., Irela
Source:  The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 23 / Issue 3, Summer 2009
Doc ID:  2009025
Year of Publication:  2009
Abstract:  
New Technology Shot Peening as Surface Coating Tool Shot peening is widely used in the automotive and aerospace industries to reduce fatigue failure. However, shot peening and grit blasting have also been adapted to embed or coat materials onto metal surfaces and offer benefits to the biotechnology field.