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  • noun The hardening of a metal surface by hammering, or by blasting with shot

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Examples

  • Hot-rodders of 40 years ago would toughen their crankshafts and connecting rods by shot-peening them after the machining process.

    Another Launch Delay for STS-119 - NASA Watch 2009

  • The fact that it lost that high pitched clank is probably due to the fact that the recoil lugs are now mostly seated due to work-lapping and peening.

    A Shovelful of Salt 2006

  • Explain and demonstrate the upsetting of the work-piece and peening of the axe head.

    Chapter 10 1982

  • We continue to benefit from improved global economic conditions and increased demand for our products and services across all major lines of business and markets, most notably for shot peening and coatings services to commercial markets.

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  • Today the company offers a full range of dry blasting media for cleaning, stripping, peening, etching, finishing and deflashing operations.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • Today the company offers a full range of dry blasting media for cleaning, stripping, peening, etching, finishing and deflashing operations.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • "Black Beauty" media The warpage was not casued by heat, the actual cause of the warpage was the peening of the metal and heat is a by product of that.

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  • Today the company offers a full range of dry blasting media for cleaning, stripping, peening, etching, finishing and deflashing operations.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • Get plastic or "Black Beauty" media The warpage was not casued by heat, the actual cause of the warpage was the peening of the metal and heat is a by product of that.

    WN.com - Articles related to No 4G spectrum auction for now: Raja 2010

  • This Guyson Multiblast system has been developed to perform a variety of blast applications, including shot peening, blast cleaning, deburring, cosmetic finishing and technical surface preparation on micro components such as dental implants and medical trauma screws and pins.

    Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news 2010

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