Primary process: Shot Peening. The full route, materials, tolerances and design tips for a fatigue part, with an indicative cost.
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A fatigue part is primarily made by Shot Peening. Shot peening blasts the surface with small media to put it in compressive stress, which raises fatigue life. Below is the full route to make a fatigue part, the materials it suits, the tolerances to expect and the main design points. The route is free, from the finder.
Step by step
How a fatigue part is made
The usual route, raw material to finished part. The amber step is where the fatigue part gets its basic shape.
Make the part
Form and finish-machine the fatigue part to size first.
Tooling None Tolerance ±0.125mm, to ±0.025mm Lead 1 to 10 days
Clean and mask
Clean the surface and mask the areas that must stay bare.
Shot Peening
Apply the shot peening to the fatigue part.
Tooling Low Tolerance minimal Lead days
Post-finish
Seal, cure or re-grind any surface that changed dimension.
Inspection
Check coating thickness, hardness or adhesion.
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General pointers. The full design-for-manufacturing list for a fatigue part is in the dossier.
Thin sections distort.Peen both sides or mask.
Peening non-critical areas.Target fatigue zones only.
Cost
What a fatigue part should cost
Bombards the surface to induce compressive stress and raise fatigue life on cyclically-loaded parts (springs, gears, shafts).
PER-PART COST vs VOLUME
Per-part cost drops as volume spreads tooling and setup over more parts. The exact figures for a fatigue part at your volume, in your currency, are in the dossier.
MODEL EST.
$4.2 to 12per part at 1 off
A rough ballpark only. The dossier gives should-cost at your exact volume and currency, with the full breakdown.
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A fatigue part is primarily made by shot peening. The route is: Make the part; Clean and mask; Shot Peening; Post-finish; Inspection.
What does a fatigue part cost?
It depends on size, tolerance and volume. As a rough ballpark it starts around $4.2 to 12 per part at 1 off and falls with quantity. The dossier gives should-cost at your exact volume and currency. A model estimate, not a quote.
What material is a fatigue part made from?
Common choices are (fatigue-loaded steels/alloys).
What is the main process for a fatigue part?
Shot Peening. Fatigue-critical parts like springs, gears, shafts and airframe components.
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