Surface characterization of Ti1023 alloy shot peened by cast steel and ceramic shot

To optimize the surface properties such as surface roughness, residual stress, and micro-hardness of Ti1023 titanium alloy, the effects of shot peening on Ti1023 alloy were investigated. Surface roughness, surface topography, residual stress, micro-hardness, and micro-structure were carried out at different shot-peening parameters. The results demonstrate that the increased peening intensity enhances the surface roughness, compressive residual stresses, and hardness in subsurface, which is mainly due to the plastic deformation in the near surface layer. Specimen 11 has a low surface roughness of R_a = 1.91 μm, well-developed dimple topography, higher compressive residual stress layer depth of 143 μm, and higher hardened layer depth of 200 μm. The ceramic shots with a diameter of 1.08 mm and peening intensity of 0.18 mm A are the optimal shot-peening conditions.