Abstract

To demonstrate and compare the improving effects of cavitation peening and shot peening on the fatigue properties of additively manufactured metals, titanium alloy Ti6Al4V specimens prepared by direct metal laser sintering were treated by cavitation peening, using a pulsed laser or a submerged high-speed cavitating water jet, and shot peening and, subsequently, subjected to torsion fatigue tests. It was revealed that cavitation peening using a laser, shot peening, and cavitation peening using a cavitating jet prolong the fatigue life of AM Ti6Al4V at τa (applied stress) = 450 MPa by factors of 3.5, 3.2, and 1.4, respectively.

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