V . P. O s t r o u m o v
We studied the effect of shot blasting on stress relaxation. In this study we used specially prepared c y l i n d r i c a l
coil springs of patented V1 wire (GOST 5047-59). The t e c h n i c a l characteristics of the springs were as follows:
Diameter, m m
wire 4
k g / m m 2 I[ coils 36
,2111II ./ ,2
Pitch of the spring, m m 16.6
Length of the spring, m m 122
Number of coils
10 I l l /
Total 9
IW /
working q
Force when the coils touch, kg 66
Maximum stress, k g / m m z ii0
CONCLUSIONS
1. Relaxation (weakening) of stress is particularly intense during the first 50-100 h of stress and depends on the
type of hardening t r e a t m e n t . Thus, in the case of an i n i t i a l stress of r0 = 60 k g / m m 2, the stress r e l a x a t i o n after 600 h
reaches 6.5 kg/mrr~ for unhardened springs, 5.2 k g / m m 2 for hardened springs not under stress, and 0.5 kg/mmZfor
hardened springs under stress.
2. The intensity of r e l a x a t i o n increases and the positive effect of shotblasting is weakest under a stress e x c e e d -
ing the yield strength (88 k g / m m 2) for V1 wire 4 m m in d i a m e t e r .
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8. Cold hardening of springs under static stress by shotblasting increases the wearability of the springs [1] and
considerably increases the stability of their elastic characteristics, and thus eliminates the tengthy operation of
scragging. The cold hardening of springs by shotblasting requires 4-8 min; the scragging operation takes 24-48 h.
LITERATURE CITED
1. V. P. Ostroumov and V. A, Karpunin, Increase of the Dynamic Strength of Springs [in Russian], Moscow,
Mashgiz (1961).
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