Tool wear monitoring has been an indispensable strategy for workshop operators to know
the tool wear state accurately. Tool wear monitoring system can illustrate the effects of …

Piezoelectric actuators with forked substructures are popular in practical applications.
However, there is still a lack of effective modeling methods for forked piezoelectric actuators …

Ultrasonic surface rolling process is a promising surface strengthening technique which can
improve the fatigue performance of metallic components by introducing reasonably …

The anisotropic, heterogeneous, brittle and hard nature of ceramic matrix composites
(CMCs) challenge machining process. Ultrasonic vibration-assisted machining may be an …

Most metals including Mg alloys have a longstanding dilemma of strength-ductility trade-off,
which is hindering their wider applications. In this study, we propose a gradient …

Ultrasonic surface burnishing (USB) process is a promising surface enhancement technique
that improves fatigue life of components by exerting work hardening and compressive …

Ultrasonic rolling produces large values of residual compressive stress (RCS) in the surface
layer of metal part, thereby significantly enhancing the fatigue resistance of the part …

In this study, an analytical model based on Hertzian contact theory and the Neuber plasticity
rule is established to predict the residual stresses generated by laser shock peening (LSP) …

Additive manufacturing (AM) of metals currently sees significant use in the bio-medical and
aerospace industries. The ability to rapidly produce highly geometrically complex parts has …

In this research, the effect of ultrasonic vibrations in the turning process on geometric
tolerances has been investigated. This has always been one of the most important …