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Laser Cavitation Peening: A Review

Version 1 : Received: 25 April 2023 / Approved: 27 April 2023 / Online: 27 April 2023 (02:41:00 CEST)

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Soyama, H.; Iga, Y. Laser Cavitation Peening: A Review. Appl. Sci. 2023, 13, 6702. Soyama, H.; Iga, Y. Laser Cavitation Peening: A Review. Appl. Sci. 2023, 13, 6702.

Abstract

During submerged laser peening using a pulsed laser, a bubble that behaves like cavitation is generated after laser ablation (LA). The bubble is referred to as laser cavitation (LC). The amplitude of the shock-wave in LA water is larger than that of LC; however, the impact passing through the target metal during LC is larger than that of LA. Thus, submerged laser peening is referred to as “laser cavitation peening”, as the peening method using the cavitation impact is known as “cavitation peening”. The impact induced by a hemispherical bubble is more aggressive than that of a spherical bubble with a microjet. Laser cavitation peening can improve the fatigue strength of metallic materials by producing work-hardening and the introduction of compressive residual stress. Three-dimensional additive manufactured metals (3D metals) such as titanium alloy are attractive materials for aviation components and medical implants; however, the fatigue strength of as-built components is nearly half that of bulk metals, and this is an obstacle for the applications of 3D metals. In the present study, published research papers were reviewed to identify the key factors of laser cavitation peening, with additional visualization of LC and data. Then, improvements in the fatigue strength of metallic materials, including 3D metals produced by laser cavitation peening, were summarized.

Keywords

pulsed laser; cavitation; mechanical surface treatment; cavitation peening; additive manufactured metal; fatigue strength; titanium alloy

Subject

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

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