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Reasons for Shot Peening
Fatigue failure is usually related to cyclic loading. Applied tensile stress at the surface is most commonly from bending or torsion. Residual tensile stress induced during manufacturing can also contribute to failure. CWST’s shot peening services process is a cost effective and practical method of improving metal fatigue properties through the use of beneficial compressive stress. This is proven to enhance protection against failures due to:

  • Metal fatigue
  • Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC)
  • Fretting
  • Contact Fatigue
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Why is Shot Peening so Important?

Shot peening has become a critical process in many industries due to its ability to improve metal fatigue properties and extend the life of critical components that could potentially fail. Metal fatigue occurs when cyclic loading and the associated tensile stress cause a crack to start in a highly stressed area. Shot peening is able to mitigate this by imparting a high magnitude, residual compressive stress at the surface in the potential failure area.
The shot peening compressive stress is opposite the applied tensile stress that causes a crack to start. Parts that have been shot peened are able to survive 3-10 times longer due to the surface being placed in a residual compressive state.

How Shot Peening is Applied

Controlled shot peening is a cold working process which uses spherical media known as shot. Each piece of shot hits the surface and creates an indentation where the surface yields and is restrained by the substrate material. This creates a beneficial compressive residual stress which makes the surface resistant crack initiation and propagation. Prior manufacturing tensile stresses are converted to residual compressive stress  

Beneficial compressive stress

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Shot peening is a practical method of producing surface residual compressive stresses. For applications that require deeper compressive stresses, CWST’s laser peening process imparts a layer of beneficial compressive stress that is up to ten times deeper than that attainable from conventional shot peening.

Control & Quality Considerations for the Shot Peening Process

Stress Corrosion CrackingEach component’s technical plan is generated prior to processing and takes into account: geometry, manufacturing method, base material and potential for distortion.

CWST facilities are capable of meeting most industry standard shot peening specifications, including:

  • AMS-S-13165
  • BAC-5730
  • PWA-6
  • RPS-428
  • AMS 2430
  • AMS 2432
  • J2441
  • MIL-S-13165C
  • ABP 1-2028
  • MIL-P 81985(AS)
  • MIL-STD-852
  • P11TF3
Controlling the Shot Peening Process
Shot Peening Success Stories

Thinking About Doing Your Own Shot Peening?

There are a number of considerations that are critical when evaluating the feasibility of doing shot peening in-house. Read More

We can perform on-site shot peening of large components whose sizes exceed shipping limitations or which are installed on their foundations. Our field crews perform on-site shot peening worldwide to the same quality standards as our processing centers. We utilize certified shot peening techniques to achieve the same level of quality.

Through our on-site capability, we can help customers avoid the logistics and costs of shipping oversize equipment, while helping minimize the down time of equipment. Learn More

Additional Applications Using the Controlled Shot Peening Process

Shot Peen Forming

Peen forming

Controlled shot peening can also change the shape of a component (i.e. form the curvature in wing skins) and increase resistance to flexural bending fatigue.
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Robotic Peening

Robotic Peening

CWST offers robotic peening to meet the most stringent specifications. Robotic peening offers improved reliability and increased efficiency over previous generations of peening equipment.

Vibratory Superfinishing​

C.A.S.E is the combination of shot peening followed by chemically assisted super finishing. Common applications are gears, shafts and air foil geometry. Surfaces are smoothed to a mirror like finish and valleys are left for lubricant retention.
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Peentex Surface Texturing ​

CWST’s shot peening with different media choices is able to provide a variety of repeatable architectural surface finishes. A Peentex finish creates a visually pleasing long lasting surface.
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