Abstract
Shot peening (SP) is one of the surface modification technologies to enhance fatigue strength. In this study, the mechanism of enhancement of bending fatigue property of shot peened pure titanium (JIS 2) was investigated. Surface roughness, vickers hardness of surface and subsurface, and bending fatigue strength was measured. Surface roughness and hardness of surface and subsurface were increased by SP. The bending fatigue strength was increased highly by SP because increasing of hardness effected more greatly than increasing of surface roughness. The maximum of amount of increase 2.7 times in 10^7 cycles. It was found that the bending fatigue strength was increased by increasing of hardness of surface and subsurface by SP. Therefore, it is obvious that fatigue strength of pure titanium is increased highly by SP.
