发明名称 Method and apparatus for producing beneficial stresses around apertures, and improved fatigue life products made by the method
摘要 Metal coldworking tooling and a method of employing such tooling. The tooling is used to produce deformation in a workpiece, preferably via use of stress waves, to provide a selected beneficial residual stress profile in the workpiece, in order to provide high fatigue life structures in a minimum number of manufacturing steps. Preferably, action of an indenter causes propagation of stress waves to coldwork a workpiece, causing dimples in the workpiece. Preferably, the dimples are provided with a shape formed by application of a uniform pressure profile to the workpiece surface. By optimized use of the method, a relatively uniform beneficial residual stress profile is provided at both the surface and at the midplane apertures in a workpiece, so as to improve overall fatigue life. An improved indenter tool profile shape is described, having a smoothly curved indenter surface portion. Also, the use of a consumable lamina wafer technique provides the benefit of easy application of uniform stress profile to a workpiece.
申请公布号 US6711928(B1) 申请公布日期 2004.03.30
申请号 US20000668769 申请日期 2000.09.22
申请人 STRESSWAVE, INC. 发明人 EASTERBROOK ERIC T.
分类号 B21D28/24;B21J5/00;B21J15/00;B21J15/38;B23P9/00;B23P9/04;B24B39/06;C21D7/02;C21D7/04;(IPC1-7):B21D28/26;B21D31/00 主分类号 B21D28/24
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