Progressive developments, challenges and future trends in laser shock peening of metallic materials and alloys: A comprehensive review

W Deng, C Wang, H Lu, X Meng, Z Wang, J Lv… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Grain refinement and arrangement is an effective strategy to enhance tensile and fatigue
properties of key metallic components. Laser shock peening (LSP) is one of surface severe …

Laser processing techniques for surface property enhancement: Focus on material advancement

S Arulvel, A Jain, J Kandasamy, M Singhal - Surfaces and Interfaces, 2023 - Elsevier
The conventional techniques exhibit several limitations including weak bonding strength,
shrinkage defects, micro-delamination and porosity, which duly have a synergistic effect on …

Effect of multiple laser shock peening without coating on residual stress distribution and high temperature dry sliding wear behaviour of Ti-6Al-4 V alloy

K Praveenkumar, S Swaroop… - Optics & Laser Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
The effect of laser peening without coating (LPwC) on the tribological behaviour of Ti-6Al-4
V alloy at ambient (28° C) and elevated temperatures (300° C) was investigated. The …

Effect of multiple laser peening on microstructural, fatigue and fretting-wear behaviour of austenitic stainless steel

K Praveenkumar, S Swaroop… - Surface and coatings …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present work investigates the influence of laser peening without coating (LPwC) on the
fatigue and fretting wear behaviour of AISI 304 alloy subjected to one and five peening …

[HTML][HTML] Surface integrity of SLM manufactured meso-size gears in laser shock peening without coating

S Pathak, M Böhm, J Kaufman, J Kopeček… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2023 - Elsevier
The present work aimed to improve the surface integrity of the selective laser melting
manufacturing (SLM) manufactured 10 mm sized meso gears using the unconventional …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review on the processing-property relationships of laser strengthened magnesium

AM Ralls, A Agnel, PL Menezes - Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, 2024 - Elsevier
Among the existing series of softer metals, magnesium (Mg) has attracted much attention
due to its impressive strength-to-weight ratio. However, due to its ease of deformability, Mg …

Effect of laser peening without coating on mechanical and microstructural behaviour of SS 304 stainless steel

MV Nataraj, S Swaroop - Materials Today Communications, 2022 - Elsevier
This present work investigates the influence of laser shock peening without coating (LPwC)
of SS 304 stainless steel. To understand the effect of deformation behaviour, laser power …

Effects of power density on residual stress and microstructural behavior of Ti-2.5 Cu alloy by laser shock peening without coating

MV Nataraj, S Swaroop - Vacuum, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study concerns the micro structural changes of Ti-2.5 Cu after LPwC at various
laser intensities (ie,≈ 3 GW cm− 2, 6 GW cm− 2 and 9 GW cm− 2). X-ray diffraction (XRD) …

Effect of laser shock peening without coating on grain size and residual stress distribution in a microalloyed steel grade

C Samuel, A Moganraj, S Swaroop, K Praveenkumar… - Crystals, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to identify the optimal combination of wavelength and laser pulse density
to achieve the optimal pulse pressure that can induce the maximum compressive residual …

Current research and developments in welding of 18% nickel maraging steel

B Jose, M Manoharan, A Natarajan… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Maraging steels are low-carbon, high nickel-containing precipitation-hardened steels with
an excellent combination of strength and toughness. Their outstanding performance gained …