The purpose of this handbook is to provide detailed information about residual stresses, so that engineers from a wide range of disciplines can more effectively apply and utilize residual stresses to successfully design components for new and emerging engineered products. This handbook is set up in a series of clear topics in the following divisions: Residual Stress Fundamentals, Sources of Residual Stresses and Distortion in Manufacturing, Residual Stress in Materials Properties and Performance, Engineered Residual Stresses, and Residual Stress Measurement and Documentation. These residual stress topic areas have been assembled to help the user of this handbook more completely understand and implement residual stress concepts into their component designs, manufacturing processes, and quality control systems.
