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 …

To address the effects of laser shock peening (LSP) on surface integrity and high cycle
fatigue (HCF) vibration fatigue lives of Ti17 compressor blades, LSP experiments on the 1st …

Laser-induced micro-projectile impact testing (LIPIT) is a useful experimental method for
exploring the dynamic behavior of materials at microscale. It has been a key issue to obtain …

This article presents the study of the shock wave propagation through aluminum alloys (pure
aluminum and aluminum 2024-T3) produced by laser plasma using experimental and …

The dynamic response of the 57 vol./vol.% dense spherical silica particle-polyethylene
glycol suspension at high pressure was investigated through short pulsed laser induced …

With the ever-increasing demand for lightweight, small, flexible, and portable devices,
solving problems such as film cracking, delamination, and substrate damage has become a …

The confined laser shock peening is an innovative surface treatment technique designed to
improve the structural integrity by imparting compressive residual stresses into materials …

The distinct characteristics of short pulse laser interactions with a metal target under
conditions of spatial confinement by a solid transparent overlayer are investigated in a …

The shock imparted by a laser beam striking a metal surface can be increased by the
presence of an optically transparent tamper plate bonded to the surface. We explore the …

This study investigated the enhancement of shock attenuation in silicone rubber (SR) matrix
composites through the incorporation of shear thickening fluid (STF) microdroplets. A series …