Residual stress

‘Stress‘ that remains inside a component following heat treatment, machining or forming operations.

Residual stresses can either be compressive stresses (act as if they are trying to crush the component) or tensile stresses (act as if they are trying to pull the component apart).

Residual stress

‘Stress‘ that remains inside a component following heat treatment, machining or forming operations.

Residual stresses can either be compressive stresses (act as if they are trying to crush the component) or tensile stresses (act as if they are trying to pull the component apart).