Mechanical Engineering Faculty Research

Title

Nucleation of Highly Dense Nanoscale Precipitates Based on Warm Laser Shock Peening

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2010

Abstract

Warm laser shock peening WLSP is an innovative thermomechanical processing technique, which combines the advantages of laser shock peening LSP and dynamic aging DA. It has been found that a unique microstructure with highly dense nanoscale precipitates surrounded by dense dislocation structures is generated by WLSP. In order to understand the nucleation mechanism of the highly dense precipitates during WLSP, aluminum alloy 6061 AA6061 has been used by investigating the WLSP process with experiments and analytical modeling. An analytical model has been proposed to estimate the nucleation rate in metallic materials after WLSP. The effects of the processing temperature and high strain rate deformation on the activation energy of nucleation have been considered in this model. This model is based on the assumption that DA during WLSP can be assisted by the dense dislocation structures and warm temperature. The effects of the working temperature and dislocation density on the activation energy of precipitation have been investigated. This model is validated by a series of experiments and characterizations after WLSP. The relationships between the processing conditions, the nucleation density of precipitates and the defect density have been investigated.

Publication Title

Journal of Applied Physics

Volume

108

First Page

63518

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