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1. Residual stresses
Any manufacturing process introduces residual stresses into a mechanical part, which will influence its fatigue, fracture and even corrosion behavior. There are few ways of processing materials that do not generate a new state of stress. Mechanical treatments are part of a range of processes whose role is to introduce compressive residual stresses. Thanks to this favorable residual stress field, the surface layers of a mechanical part can be unloaded, thereby significantly improving performance. This action can be likened to prestressed concrete. For this reason, mechanical surface treatments are often regarded as prestressing treatments.
1.1 Definition
Residual stresses are generally defined as the stresses remaining in...
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