Light-weight, high-strength metal matrix composites (MMCs) have been gaining prominence
in various industrial applications in which the materials are exposed to static and dynamic …

Abstract Alloy 718 is a Ni-Fe-based superalloy, which has been successfully adapted to
powder bed fusion (PBF) additive manufacturing because of the alloy's adaptability with …

As most of the failures in engineering components initiate from the surface layer, applying
surface treatments can play a crucial role in controlling material performance and lifetime. In …

Shot peening is widely used for improving mechanical properties especially fatigue behavior
of metallic components by inducing surface hardening, compressive residual stresses and …

Shot peening is a widely used surface strengthening technique which can improve the
fatigue life of metal components by introducing reasonably distributed compressive residual …

In this study, the fatigue performance of AISI 304 subjected to shot peening (SP), ultrasonic
nanocrystal surface modification (UNSM) and the combination of SP+ UNSM processes was …

Abrasive waterjet peening (AWJP) has been used to modify the mechanical properties of
components by introducing plastic deformation and compressive residual stress (CRS) into …

One of the well-known methods of severe plastic deformation (SPD), shot peening is widely
used to improve the mechanical properties and fatigue behavior of metallic materials. The …

In this work, the GH4169 superalloy specimens were shot-peened at two different intensities
(0.15 mmA and 0.3 mmA) to improve the fatigue properties, and the fatigue behavior of the …

Fatigue is a dominant failure mechanism of several engineering components. One
technique for increasing the fatigue life is by inducing surface residual stress to inhibit crack …