Influence of Tempering Conditions on Shot-Peened Tool Steel Components In-Depth Residual Stress Profiles

Tool steel (X155CrVMo121KU in the following UK15) samples were analyzed to determine the in-depth residual stress profile and to study modifications in the microstructure, induced by a shot-peening treatment. The influence of different tempering temperatures was studied. Residual stress and dislocation density profiles were measured using standard laboratory X-ray diffraction (XRD) residual stress analysis with progressive chemical layer removal. Dislocation density profiles where obtained using a Whole Powder Pattern Modeling (WPPM) procedure