Papers by Author: X.D. Yang

Abstract: In order to enhance mechanical property and restrain crack growth of 6061-T6 aluminum alloy, laser shot peening (LSP) was employed to induce compressive residual stress and plastic deformation on the surface of metal. The FEA code ABAQUS and MSC. Fatigue were used to simulate crack growth of Compact tension (CT) specimens treated by LSP. The numerical simulation results showed that LSP can effectively inhibit the crack growth, decrease the crack growth rate as well as increase the final crack size, and as a consequence, fatigue life was extended. Adding peening times could get deeper compressive residual stress field which strengthen material surface and restrain crack growth, but the fatigue stress intensity factor threshold decreases.

Abstract: After the mechanisms of laser peen forming (LPF) were analyzed, the effect of sheet metal’s thickness on LPF was discussed in theory. The analysis model that residual stresses brought sheet bending was established, and the relationship between thickness and arc height of sheet metal was obtained. The process of laser shock wave loading during LPF was modeled, and then the residual stresses and deformation of the peened sheet were simulated by ABAQUS software. The results indicated that LPF use bending moments caused by residual stress to induce deformation, which was agreed with the theory analysis. The curvature of sheet metal induced by LPF decreased as the thickness increased, the arc height formed by bending was inversely proportional to thickness square of sheet metal on the whole. This research also has significance for the control of LPF and the investigation of further experiment

Abstract: An appropriate finite element analytical model for laser compound forming (LCF) was established with ABAQUS code, and then some key technical issues in the simulations were studied and solved. Numerical simulation of LCF for V-shape was carried out to study bending deformation, residual stress distribution and micro-profile of AISI-1008 steel plate. After the corresponding experiments of LCF, the bending deformation, forming precision as well as the variation of surface integrities were mainly measured and analyzed. The results indicated that anticipated shape of V-plate could be precisely formed, meanwhile distribution of surface residual stress and surface qualities on plate were under good control.

Abstract: A numerical analytical model for both-side laser shot peening (LSP) of specimen with center-hole was established, the influence of the center-hole on peening effect was investigated, and the 3D residual stress distributions of ZK60 specimen after one-side and both-side LSP were analyzed. The results showed that compressive residual stresses were obtained at the both sides of specimen after both-side LSP, with a stress value of -179.41MPa on the bottom surface, much larger than that of one-side LSP. The typical experiment of LSP for ZK60 specimen was carried out and the experimental data were well correlated with the simulated results.

Abstract: Typical specimens of AZ31B Magnesium alloy were processed by single point and continuous laser shock peening (LSP). The selected laser energy was 25 J, spot diameter was 8 mm, peening spacing was 8 mm and peening times were 2. The obtained value of residual compressive stresses were -144.3 MPa and -230 MPa for single and continuous LSP respectively, and the magnitude of residual stress was in direct proportion to the depth of deformation in definite micro-deformation range. The average surface micro-hardness in the laser spot zone was 92.42 HV, which increased by 26% as compared to 73.2 HV of substrate, the depth of hardened layer was about 0.3 mm, and the maximum micro-hardness was about 109.86 HV beneath surface of 0.05~0.075 mm. Large amount of crystal chunks appeared at the crystal grain boundaries and inside the grains, and the average grain size decreased from the untreated 7 μm to the peened 4 μm. The results show that the nucleation of fatigue crack can be retarded and the mechanical properties of AZ31B magnesium alloy sheet can be improved greatly with LSP process.