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Re: Shot Peening Aluminum
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Posted by: snowygrouch ® 10/02/2005, 12:54:21 Author Profile Mail author Edit

Hi, As I`m aware all 6000 and 7000 series aluminium alloys have excellent machining properties `as is`. In fact the harder the better with aluminium as it heps chip formation during machining. Modern carbide CNC bits are so hard and cheap that I can hardly see the cost effectiveness of shot peening every part before machining just to save a couple of carbide tips a month. As for if it will work at all I`ve never heard of it and it seems a little unlikely to me. Calum

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Posted by: rowzee ® 09/01/2005, 10:22:49 Author Profile Mail author Edit

Have you had any luck contacting the manufacture of the aluminum to ask them?

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Posted by: tn_kayaker ® 09/01/2005, 10:24:42 Author Profile Mail author Edit

No...but I will contact them. Thanks for the suggestion.

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Posted by: rowzee ® 09/01/2005, 10:26:38 Author Profile Mail author Edit

If they have an answer for you, would you mind sharing the reply. I am curious.

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Posted by: tn_kayaker ® 09/13/2005, 16:07:34 Author Profile Mail author Edit

They've never heard of doing that so I guess it's not a common practice. I thought that it was a bogus request. I know that some factories shot peen large weldments to counter the effects of welding to produce good parts.

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