____________ is the process used for setting up compressive stresses in the surface of a metal to improve its fatigue strength ?

Correct answer: B. Shot peening

  • A. Lancing
  • B. Shot peening
  • C. Slugging
  • D. Spinning

Explanation

Shot peening bombards a metal surface with small hard shots, producing compressive residual stresses that resist crack initiation and improve fatigue strength. The other terms do not describe this surface-strengthening process.

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