• 한국생산제조학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.680-685
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• 2013

In this study, the effect of laser shock peening on a titanium alloy was modeled using different confinements. Both liquid and solid confinement could be applied to laser shock peening, and solid confinement provided a dry laser shock peening process, which has the advantage of a corrosion-free effect. When a different confinement was applied to laser shock peening, a different peening effect would be expected. In our study, the peening effect was numerically modeled and simulated. The main effect of different confinements was a change in the impedances required to confine a shock wave from a plasma. The impedances were assumed with respect to different materials. Johnson-Cook's plastic deformation modeling was applied to the simulation. The strains and residual stresses were calculated to evaluate the confinement effects. When solid confinement was used, the residual stress increased by 60-85%, compared to the case of liquid confinement. However, the depth of the residual stress was slightly deeper. The simulated results could be applied to estimate the peening effect when a different confinement was used in the laser shock peening process.

• 한국생산제조학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.539-547
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• 2010

Laser shock peening is useful to improve fatigue characteristic of multiple number of metals and alloys. This process induces a compressive residual stress on the metal surface, and when tensile load is applied, growth of crack is delayed and which changes the characteristic of the metal surface. It is an innovative surface treatment technique for strengthening metals. Specimens of SM45C are used in this study. The effect of an inertial tamping layer on the residual stress field using laser shock peening setup and Nd:YAG laser power is evaluated. Residual stress distribution measured by X-ray diffraction. As a result of this study it can be presented that following condition of Nd:YAG laser power and inertial tamping layer parameters, compressive residual stress is generated on the surface of the SM45C. Results to experimental data indicate that laser shock peening has great potential as a means of improving the mechanical performance of the metal surface.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.407-412
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• 2016

We analyzed through numerical simulations the properties of a square beam homogenizer near the target for laser shock peening. The efficiency was calculated near the target by considering the plasma threshold of the metals. We defined the depth of focus of the square beam homogenizer with a given efficiency near the target. Then, we found the relationship between the depth of focus for the laser shock peening and four main parameters of the square beam homogenizer: the plasma threshold of the metal, the number of lenslets in the array-lens, the focal length of the condenser lens and the input beam size.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.221-227
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• 2017

To apply a square-shaped beam homogenizer to laser shock peening, it should be designed with a long working distance and by considering metal targets with various shapes and textures. For long working distances, a square-shaped beam homogenizer with a long depth of focus is required. In the range of working distance, the laser beam is required to have not only high efficiency but high uniformity, in other words, a good peening quality is guaranteed. In this study, we defined this range as the working distance for laser shock peening. We have simulated the effect of some parameters on the working distance. The parameters include the focal length of the condenser lens, pitch size of the array lens, and plasma threshold of the metal. The simulation was performed through numerical analysis by considering the diffraction effect.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제35권10호
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• pp.1041-1046
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 레이저 쇼크 피닝으로부터 생성되는 마이크로 충격파를 정량적으로 측정하고 그 특성을 분석하였다. 레이저 쇼크 피닝은 금속 재료에서 압축 응력을 생성시키며 그 크기가 표면에서 극대화되는 특징을 가지고 있다. 펄스 Nd:YAG 레이저를 이용하여 스틸표면에 피닝 공정을 수행하였고 이에 따른 마이크로 충격파의 정량화 및 재료의 기계적 성질 변화에 대해 평가하였다. 실험적 접근으로 피에조소자를 사용하였으며 이를 통한 실제 충격파의 정량화를 제시하였다. 또한 재료 구조 특성, 재료 강도, 인장 시험 등의 기계적 특성을 분석하였다.

• 한국레이저가공학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.19-24
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• 2011

This work reports the results for laser shock peening of duplex stainless steel (22% Chromium - 5% Nickel) using a pulsed Nd:YAG laser (wavelength = 532nm, pulse width = 8ns). for the application to high-capacity pumps for seawater desalination plants. By properly selecting the process parameters such as laser intensity of 10GW/$cm^2$, laser pulse density of 75pulse/$mm^2$, and $100{\mu}m$ thick aluminum foil as an absorbent coating layer, the surface hardness of duplex stainless steel could be enhanced by 26%, from 256HV to 323HV with little changes in surface morphology and roughness. The depth of laser shock peened layer was measured to be around 2mm. The large enhancement of surface hardness is considered to have high practical importance in minimizing abrasive and corrosive deterioration of pump parts.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.35-41
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• 2016

The experimental study has been performed through residual stress using the Ti6Al4V, investigate the effect of laser shock peening on laser welding process residual stress of Ti6Al4V welds in a reduce safety weld zone. This research evaluated the effects of shock waves from laser shock peening with a pulsed Nd:YAG laser on Ti6Al4V welding specimens, through the analysis of the residual stress of the specimens. The residual stress could be formed by the depth of 1 mm if the proposed method of reducing the residual stress is performed in the optimal condition. The welded structures and products during the production process increase the mechanical property of repeated stress, which could be expected to extend the fatigue life of the structure.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.609-615
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• 2012

레이저 충격 피닝 처리 시 레이저 광원으로부터 금속표면에 조사되는 레이저 빔 형상은 다양하다. 레이저 형상은 표면에서 발생하는 압력파의 특성을 결정하기 때문에 금속 표면과 깊이 방향에 대한 잔류응력 분포에 영향을 미칠 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 레이저 충격 피닝 처리시 레이저 광원 형상이 인코넬 alloy 600 합금의 잔류응력에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 레이저 광원 형상은 원형, 사각형, 타원형 형상이 고려되었으며, 표면과 깊이 방향에 대한 압축잔류응력 특성을 비교하였다. 표면에서 생성되는 압축잔류응력은 원형 레이저 형상이 최대이지만 중심부에서 인장응력이 발생하고, 깊이 방향에서는 타원형 레이저 형상이 최대 압축잔류응력을 생성한다. 소성변형 발생 깊이는 사각형에 비해 원형과 타원형이 양호하다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제33권8호
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• pp.767-772
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• 2009

Laser shock peening(LSP) is proving to be better surface treatment than conventional one such as shot peening. The LSP process has a compressive residual stress into a metal alloy and a significant improvement in fatigue life. Our research is focused on applying finite element method to the prediction of residual stress through the LSP processing in some LSP conditions such as pressure and spot size induced by laser. Two analysis methods are considered to calculating the compressive residual stress. But the explicit solution and the static one after partially explicit solving are almost same. In LSP, because of very high strain rate($10^6s^{-1}$), HEL(Hugoniot Elastic Limit) is the most important parameter in material behavior modeling. As the circular laser spot is considered, 2-D axisymmetric elements are used and the infinite elements are applied to boundaries for no reflection. The relations of material properties and the LSP are also important parts in this study.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.43-50
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• 2012

본 논문은 레이저 샥 피닝(LSP) 유한요소 시뮬레이션 관련 변수들이 인코넬 alloy 600 합금의 잔류 응력에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 특히, 레이저 피닝 공정 관련 변수인 최대 압력파, 압력파 지속시간, 레이저 스팟 크기 및 다중 레이저 샷의 영향을 확인하였다. 최대 압력파 및 압력파 지속시간은 alloy 600 재료물성에 따라 특정 범위에서 최대 압축잔류응력을 생성시켜 준다. 이 때문에 LSP 공정에서 최대 압력파 및 압력파 지속시간은 중요한 선택 변수가 된다. 일정한 크기 이상의 레이저 스팟은 잔류응력에 특별한 영향을 미치지 않음을 확인하였고, 다중 레이저 샷은 압축잔류응력 크기와 소성변형 발생깊이를 동시에 증가시키지만, 증가량은 레이저 샷 횟수가 증가할수록 감소하였다.