Thanks to a considerable number of fascinating properties, titanium (Ti) and Ti alloys play
important roles in a variety of industrial sectors. However, Ti and Ti alloys could not satisfy all …

Most of the challenges experienced by many engineering materials originate from the
surface which later leads to total failure, hence affecting the resultant mechanical properties …

The importance of application of shot peening process to obtain nanocrystal surface is
presented with an inclusive clarification of actual state of the art. Description of different shot …

By means of surface mechanical attrition treatment (SMAT), a nanocrystalline surface layer
was formed on a Ti–6Al–4V alloy. The corrosion behavior of Ti–6Al–4V in a Ringer's …

This study investigates and compares the effects of different shot peening treatments
including conventional and severe shot peening on microstructure, mechanical properties …

Ultrasonic surface rolling processing (USRP) was applied on quenched and tempered 40Cr.
Microstructure observations of USRP specimen surface indicate that the processing can …

Shot peening treatment is a well-known and practical method to improve surface properties
of materials. In this method, surfaces of materials are peened by small steel shots and thus …

In this study, the fatigue behaviors of GH4169 superalloy, which possessed a gradient
nanostructure layer introduced by an ultrasonic surface rolling process (USRP) and …

The surface characteristics and microstructure of a [100]-oriented single crystal superalloy
subjected to ultrasonic shot peening (USP) were investigated as a function of peening …

Generation of a surface layer of material characterized by grains with dimensions up to
100nm by means of severe plastic deformation is one of the most interesting methods to …