Laser cavitation peening: A review

H Soyama, Y Iga - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Featured Application Laser cavitation peening can be applied to enhance the fatigue
strength of metallic materials, including three-dimensional additively manufactured metals …

[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 …

Non-contact measurements of residual stress distribution and grain size in titanium alloys with laser ultrasonic system

S Sampath, Z Zhang, ZW Tham, YF Chen… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, a laser ultrasonic method is proposed for nondestructive non-contact
measurement of both the residual stress depth profile and grain size in Ti-6Al-4 V alloy …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of surface finish and fatigue life of laser powder bed fused Ti-6Al-4V

KP Varsha, SH Yeo, H Soyama - International Journal of Fatigue, 2024 - Elsevier
In this fact-pacing world of technological advancement, the rise of additive manufacturing
(AM) has found immense applications of metallic alloys such as Ti6Al4V to manufacture key …

[HTML][HTML] Spark Plasma Sintering of Mg-based Alloys: Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, Corrosion Behavior, and Tribological Performance

AM Ralls, M Daroonparvar, PL Menezes - Journal of Magnesium and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Within the past ten years, spark plasma sintering (SPS) has become an increasingly popular
process for Mg manufacturing. In the SPS process, interparticle diffusion of compressed …

[HTML][HTML] Improvement of Fatigue Strength in Additively Manufactured Aluminum Alloy AlSi10Mg via Submerged Laser Peening

H Soyama - Coatings, 2024 - mdpi.com
As the fatigue properties of as-built components of additively manufactured (AM) metals are
considerably weaker than those of wrought metals because of their rougher surface, post …

Development of laser cavitation peening using a normal-oscillation Nd: YAG laser

H Soyama - Coatings, 2023 - mdpi.com
The impact induced by cavitation bubble collapse can be utilized for mechanical surface
treatment to improve fatigue properties of metals including additive manufactured metallic …

Effect of process parameters involved in SWJP on surface integrity and biocompatibility characteristics of AZ31B Mg alloy

M Radhakrishnan, M Mohan, Y Natarajan - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study mainly investigates the influence of combined parametric conditions employed in
submerged waterjet peening for biomedical applications. On measuring the microhardness …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of submerged laser peening, cavitation peening, and shot peening on the improvement of the torsional fatigue strength of powder bed fused …

H Soyama, KL Wong, D Eakins… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study demonstrates the improvement in the fatigue strength of additive manufacturing
(AM) metals such as laser-based powder bed fusion of metals by post-processing. Titanium …

Multiple strengthening mechanisms of grain/twin boundaries, dislocations and nanoprecipitates in Mg alloys induced by laser shock processing

Y Lan, M Jia - Materials Today Communications, 2024 - Elsevier
To investigate the strengthening mechanism for magnesium alloy with gradient
nanostructures, magnesium alloy AZ31 with a varying volume fraction of nano gradient …