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Definition of Peening
1. Noun. The hardening of a metal surface by hammering, or by blasting with shot ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Peening
1. peen [v] - See also: peen
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peening
Literary usage of Peening
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1920)
"667 peening Piston Rings. Thii opération IB for a ring which has lost its tension.
A peening hammer should be used instead of the various flat-headed types ..."
2. Machine Shop Work: A Comprehensive Manual of Approved Shop Methods by Frederick Warren Turner, Charles Oscar Eugene Perrigo, Howard Parker Fairfield, American Technical Society (1919)
"peening. peening consists in stretching the metal on one side of a piece of work
in order to ... There is a wide difference between peening and bending. ..."
3. Manufacturing Technology Program: U. S. Air Force by DIANE Publishing Company (1993)
"To meet the specifications, gas turbine engines must rely on proper shot peening
to ensure the design fatigue life of the engine components. ..."
4. Manufacturing Technology Directorate: Project Book Update, 1996-97 by DIANE Publishing Company (1998)
"Several fatigue life enhancement techniques are currently in use on airfoils and
other structures, most notably shot peening or glass bead peening. ..."
5. Mantech Project Book, 1992 (1993)
"This initiative will introduce automated sho» peening capabilities into the San
Antonio ... APPROACH The object of controlled shot-peening is to produce a ..."
6. Essentials of Sheet Metal Work and Pattern Drafting by James Sharkey Daugherty (1918)
"... peening, AND RAISING The next problem of this series is the covered pail shown
in Figure 72, the construction of which involves the processes of cutting ..."
7. The Gasoline Automobile: Its Design and Construction by Peter Martin Heldt (1916)
"peening the Rings—In foreign shops piston rings are often fitted by peening.
This operation consists in striking the surface of the ring sharp blows with a ..."