Table of Contents

Foreword<br>1 Scope<br>2 Normative references<br>3 Terms and definitions<br>4 Strategies for conducting shot peening<br>5 Peening media<br>6 Almen strip<br>7 Method of measurement<br>8 Shot peening machine<br>9 Control of shot peening<br>10 Measurement of residual stress<br>11 Report<br>Annex A (normative) - Standard photographs <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;of coverage<br>Annex B (normative) - Saturation time<br>Annex C (informative) - Almen gauge<br>Bibliography

Abstract

Describes general requirements for the shot peening process applied to springs in order to improve their resistance to fatigue and stress corrosion cracking, mainly by introducing compressive residual stresses into their surface layers.

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Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	British Standards Institution
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Committee	FME/9/3