Download or read book Practical Applications of Residual Stress Technology written by C. O. Ruud and published by ASM International(OH). This book was released on 1991 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes papers on the effects of residual stress on materials properties. Measurement methods and techniques are covered in a number of papers that describe applications of X-ray diffraction, Barkhausen noise, ultrasonic velocity and neutron diffraction. Prediction of residual stresses described include applications to metal welding, forging and forming as well as ceramic matric composites and those developed by manufacturing processes.