Late in-stent thrombus and restenosis still represent two major challenges in stents' design.
Surface treatment of stent is attracting attention due to the increasing importance of stenting …

Despite the recent progress in additive manufacturing (AM) process and technology,
challenges in the repeatability and reproducibility of AM parts still hinders the adoption of …

Laser surface melting (LSM) is an important laser processing technique that can be used in
laser conduction welding, laser remelting, and defect elimination. Penetration depths are …

To better understand the mechanisms of pulsed laser-assisted synthesis of metal nitride, a
numerical model was proposed to simulate the process of laser nitriding of aluminum. The …

This work presents a detailed microstructure-property correlation of high power diode laser
nitrided titanium based on its dendrite and martensite microstructures, structural phase and …

The surface of steel molds used in injection molding must be particularly hard to withstand
abrasive fiber-reinforced plastics. Thus, a laser nitriding process using a gas chamber setup …

In this experimental study, picosecond laser treatment was performed on a nickel-based
superalloy Nimonic 263, aiming to investigate the surface effects induced by irradiation in …

The effects of laser nitriding on the microstructural evolution and wear and corrosion
behaviors of the NAK80 mold steel (AISI P21) were investigated. A high-power diode laser …

In this study, selective laser melting (SLM) was investigated for the manufacturing of 316L
stainless steel press-fit joints. The accuracy of selective laser melting technique in …

Nanosecond pulsed laser nitriding is a promising technique for improving the surface
hardness of Zr-based metallic glass (MG). However, being different from conventional …