Magnesium alloys are one of the most promising lightweight structural materials. However,
the poor corrosion and wear resistance restrain their further application. As a kind of surface …

Laser surface hardening (LSH) is one of the most widely used surface hardening process
which can be applied to almost the whole range of metallic materials in today's applications …

Online monitoring of thermal history during laser cladding of Inconel 718/TiC metal matrix
composite (MMC) produced by in-situ process was carried out. Effects of weight percentage …

A medium-carbon steel AISI 1045 was hardened by a laser heat treatment (LHT), a multi-pin
ultrasonic impact treatment (UIT), and two combined laser-ultrasonic surface treatments …

A predictive model for residual stresses induced in a laser hardened workpiece of AISI 4140
steel with no melting has been developed and experimentally verified. A transient three …

The surface layers of medium-carbon steel AISI 1045 were hardened by laser heat treatment
(LHT) and by ultrasonic impact treatment (UIT) applied separately and in different …

Laser-assisted machining (LAM) is an effective and economic technique for enhancing the
machinability of materials which are difficult-to-cut, such as nickel alloys, titanium alloys and …

Laser surface hardening has become a promising replacement technique for conventional
heat treatment. The laser is a heat source, deployed with optics to modify the surface along …

One of the main current challenges in the field of additive manufacturing and directed
energy deposition of metals, is the need for simulation tools to prevent or reduce the need to …

The study investigates laser surface hardening in the AISI 1045 steel using two different
types of industrial laser: a high-power diode laser (HPDL) and a CO 2 laser, respectively …