| CPC B24B 39/026 (2013.01) [B22C 9/12 (2013.01); B23K 20/00 (2013.01)] | 7 Claims |

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1. A processing method, comprising:
preparing a metal workpiece having a hole that opens to a surface thereof;
filling the hole with processing media; and
applying an external force to the processing media to plastically deform an inner surface of the hole, thereby applying a compressive residual stress to the inner surface of the hole.
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