Fatigue performance improvement in AISI 4140 steel by dynamic strain aging and dynamic precipitation during warm laser shock peening
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. (C) 2010 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords
Warm laser shock peening; AISI 4140 steel; Dynamic strain aging; Dynamic precipitation; Carbide; RESIDUAL-STRESS RELAXATION; SI-CU ALLOY; CYCLIC DEFORMATION-BEHAVIOR; AUSTENITIC STAINLESS-STEEL; ELEVATED-TEMPERATURES; STABILITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; PLASMA; AA6110; TEM
DOI
10.1016/j.actamat.2010.10.032
Citation
Acta Materialia Volume 59, Issue 3, February 2011, Pages 1014–1025
Date of this Version
2-2011
Recommended Citation
Cheng, Gary; Ye, Chang; Suslov, Sergey; Kim, Bong Joong; and Stach, Eric A., "Fatigue performance improvement in AISI 4140 steel by dynamic strain aging and dynamic precipitation during warm laser shock peening" (2011). Birck and NCN Publications. Paper 1059.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2010.10.032