Almen Strips, Gages and Holders
The Almen system combines standardized strips, holders and a gage to quantify shot peening arc height and establish process intensity through a saturation curve.
Almen strips
Strip type, condition, handling and traceability matter because the strip is the process sensor exposed to the peening stream.
Almen gages
Clean contact points, correct zeroing, calibration and consistent measurement technique reduce avoidable variation in arc-height readings.
Holders and saturation curves
Correct holder location and orientation connect the measured strip response to the component, while a saturation curve establishes intensity rather than a single exposure reading.
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