Abstract

ABSTRACT The objective of this work is to study the effects of different coating materials (black paint, thermoplastic elastomers, black vinyl tape and uncoated surfaces) in Laser Shock Peening (LSP) processing of laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) printed thin AlSi10Mg tubes. The investigations were carried out with pre-identified optimal LSP parameters for the AlSi10Mg material. The study was performed using an analysis of surface residual stresses, where a maximum compressive stress of −85 MPa has been reached, while the depth of the compressive regime stays till 2 mm. The microstructural study reveals the multifold dislocation of the grains and formation of new sub-grains, thus changing the grain boundaries in all experiments due to lattice strain development by LSP. Microhardness has also shown alteration after LSP and accounted for a 5–15% increase in it after LSP. Surface properties, such as roughness and volumetric parameters, have also shown changes after LSP processing.

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