Shotmeter: A New Tool for Evaluating Shot Peening Intensity
In the world of shotpeening, most people are aware of the fact that you must determine the intensity of your shot stream to help determine its effect on the target surface. The intensity of the shot stream is directly proportional to the particles kinetic energy. When a particle impacts the surface of a material, some of that kinetic energy is absorbed and used to cold work the surface and put the materials surface into compression.
Originally published at The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 19 / Issue 1, Winter 2005
By Bill Barker
