Mechanical Engineering Faculty Research
Title
Fatigue Performance Improvement in AISI 4140 Steel by Dynamic Strain Aging and Dynamic Precipitation During Warm Laser Shock Peening
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-2011
Abstract
Warm laser shock peening (WLSP) is a thermomechanical treatment technique combining the advantages of laser shock peening and dynamic strain aging (DSA). Through DSA, WLSP of steel increases the dislocation density and stabilizes the dislocation structure by pinning of mobile dislocations by carbon atoms. In addition, WLSP generates nanoscale carbide precipitates through strain-induced precipitation. The carbide precipitates stabilize the microstructure by dislocation pinning. This results in higher stability of the dislocation structure and thus improves the stability of the compressive residual stress. In this study the mechanism of fatigue performance improvement in AISI 4140 steel by WLSP is investigated. It is found that microstructures formed after WLSP lead to a higher stability of dislocation structures and residual stress, which are beneficial for fatigue performance.
Publication Title
Acta Materialia
Volume
59
Issue
3
First Page
1014
Last Page
1025
Recommended Citation
Ye, Chang; Suslov, Sergey; Kim, Bong Joong; Stach, Eric A.; and Cheng, Gary J., "Fatigue Performance Improvement in AISI 4140 Steel by Dynamic Strain Aging and Dynamic Precipitation During Warm Laser Shock Peening" (2011). Mechanical Engineering Faculty Research. 754.
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