Title: Laser Peening and Laser Peenforming: New Tools for Inducing Surface Stress
Author: Lloyd Hackel
Company: Lawrence Livermore National Lab
Issue #: Vol. 61, No. 11,12
Year: 2003
# of Pages: 2
Description: Laser peening is newly emerging as an important commercial technology for inducing deep levels of residual compressive stress precisely and over large surface areas of metal components. The technique has important applications for treating components to improve fatigue lifetime and/or resistance to stress corrosion cracking.
Product Code: art-00633