LIST OF CONTENT
Chapter Name Sl. No. Content Page no.
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Heat Treatment
1.2 Thermo-chemical Treatment
1.3 Shot Peening
Chapter 2 Literature Survey 10
2.1 Statement of the problem
2.2 Motivation
2.3 Objectives
Chapter 3 Experimental Details 14
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Methodology
3.3 Metal Property
3.4 Heat Treatment Properties
3.5 Shot Peening Parameters
3.6 Design and Fabrication of shot peening fixture
3.7 Testing machine and Procedure
Chapter 4 Result and Discussion 33
4.1 Surface Roughness
4.2 Surface Hardness
4.3 Micro Hardness
4.4 Tensile Results
4.5 Microstructure Analysis
4.5 Conclusion and Future work
LIST OF FIGURES
Sl. no Name Page no.
1 Classification of Heat Treatment 2
1.2 Carburizing 3
1.3 Steps in Hardening 5
1.4 Short Peening 6
1.5 Almen Strip 7
1.6 Almen Gauge 8
3.1 Methodology 14
3.2 Experimental Steps 15
3.3 Flowchart for Workplan 16
3.4 Sequence of Heat Treatment 17
3.5 Preheating Furnace 18
3.6 Sealed Quench Furnace 19
3.7 Washing Furnace 20
3.8 Tempting Furnace 20
3.9 Cast Shots 23
3.10 Wheel Carburetor Shot Peening Machine 23
3.11 Isometric view of Shot Peening Fixture 24
3.12 Top and Front view of Fixture 25
3.13 Tensile Specimen 26
3.14 Standard Tensile Testing Specimen 26
3.15 Specimen loader in Tensometer 27
3.16 SURFCON 480A Surface Texture measurement Instrument 27
3.17 Micro Vickets Hardness Testing Unit 28
3.18 Automatic Pneumatic Mounting Press 29
3.19 Belt Grinding Machine 30
3.20 Polishing Machine 30
3.22 Indentation on the surface of Specimen 31
3.24 NEOPHOT 21 microscope with Image Analyzer 32
4.1 Surface Roughness 33
4.2 Rockwell Hardness Testing Machine 34
4.4 Molded HT and HSP Specimen 35
4.5 Hardness Profile Versus Depth 35
4.6 Depth Versus Hardness 36
4.7 Depth Versus Hardness 37
4.8 Specimen as received 38
4.10 Heat treated Specimen 39
4.12 Heat treated and shot peened specimen 41
4.14 Comparison chart for ultimate Tensile strenght 42
4.15 Magnification at 100X 43
4.16 Magnification at 300X 43
4.17 Magnification at 500X 43
4.18 Percentage of Tempered Martensite 44
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LIST OF TABLES
Table No. Table Name Page No.
Table 1 Chemical Composition of 20 MnCrs 17
Table 2 Carburising Parameters 18
Table 3 Quenching Oil Parameters 19
Table 4 Summary of Heat Treatment 21
Table 5 Composition of Cast Shot 21
Table 6 Physical Properties of Cast Shot 22
Table 7 Almen Strip Chemical Properties 22
Table 8 Almen Strip Physical Properties 22
Table 9 Machine Parameters 23
Table 11 Vickers Micro Hardness 36
Table 12 Vickers Micro Hardness 36
Table 13 Vickers Micro Hardness 36
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17
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