Small solid parts can be successfully stress-relieved in a very high intensity ultrasonic chambers. The following benefits of this technology are known:
- Increase fatigue limits of metal, including welds by factor up to 2.5
- Cracks are less likely
- Artificial materials aging
- Dynamic load bearing capacity is increased
- Corrosion resistance can be increased
- Residual stresses are released, very noticeable in welds
- Increased weld strength enables overall material cost reductions in Structures. Use of high tensile strength steels and alloys with weld strength up to base material level become feasible
- Operating and service life of constructions affected by dynamic loads and aggressive environments and mediums is increased
- Stress relief effect maintains geometric accuracy during component manufacture and in operation