关键词：钢铁；残余应力；X射线衍射仪；疲劳
摘 要：Directly-generated compressive residual stress has become a widely used surface modification technique. Intentional residual stress in solid materials can be produced by different surface compression methods. It is well known how residual stress field is influenced by the parameters of the shoot peening but only few articles address the phenomenon about the evolution of the stress during the operation of the machine component. The literature on residual stress decrease caused by fatigue load is scarce and the kinetics of this mechanism is not yet investigated. The present work reports on the examination of the effect of the fatigue load on compressive residual stress strengthened specimens. Investigations have been conducted at three stress levels. Residual stress data have been measured by X ray diffraction method before fatigue load and measurements have been repeated after defined fatigue cycles.