Severe plastic deformation (SPD) is effective in producing bulk ultrafine-grained and
nanostructured materials with large densities of lattice defects. This field, also known as …

Most of the challenges experienced by many engineering materials originate from the
surface which later leads to total failure, hence affecting the resultant mechanical properties …

Plasma electrolytic polishing is a relatively new method which is successfully applied for
finishing metals and alloys due to several advantages. These include the high quality of the …

The present article investigates the effect of Surface Mechanical Attrition Treatment (SMAT)
on the high temperature oxidation of AISI 316L, during isothermal oxidation between 650 …

Ultrafine-grained and heterostructured materials are currently of high interest due to their
superior mechanical and functional properties. Severe plastic deformation (SPD) is one of …

In order to enhance the plasma nitriding efficiency and improve the hardness and wear
resistance of 316L austenitic stainless steel, severe plastic deformation was adopted prior to …

After a short recall of various techniques that use shots to induce surface severe plastic
deformation and a brief survey of the advantages of having a gradient structure for …

Abstract The Selective Laser Melting (SLM) process induces tensile residual stresses that
impact negatively on the mechanical characteristics of the material. In literature, the well …

This study investigates the effect of shot-blast pretreatment on the microstructure of hot-dip
galvanized coating of steel. The morphology, roughness, residual stress, phase composition …

Various techniques enabling surface severe plastic deformation (SSPD) have been
developed or optimised over the past years. This manuscript presents a broad overview of …