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 …

Gradient structures found in biological materials have served as a source of inspiration for
scientists seeking to enhance the performance of metals and alloys over the past decades …

Inspired by the gradient structures of biological materials, researchers have explored
compositional and structural gradients for about 40 years as an approach to enhance the …

Laser shock peening (LSP) is an advanced surface-strengthening technology that improves
the anti-fatigue performance of metallic components. However, there is a significant barrier …

By inducing work hardening and beneficial compressive residual stresses in near‐surface
regions, laser shock peening (LSP) improves the fatigue performance of many metallic …

Wire-arc additive manufacturing can fabricate components with complex geometries
efficiently compared with other manufacturing methods. However, the uncontrolled grain …

The laser shock peening (LSP) process using a Q-switched pulsed laser beam for surface
modification has been reviewed. The development of the LSP technique and its numerous …

Additive manufacturing (AM) has the advantages of rapid prototy**, high design freedom,
and flexible manufacturing, while the mechanical properties of additively manufactured …

A major challenge for additive manufactured titanium blades is to improve an unfavorable
fatigue life. In this work, the rotating bending fatigue test was carried out on the laser direct …

In this work, the influences of laser shock peening (LSP) on the residual stress state,
microstructures and mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V alloy fabricated by selective laser …