Abstract
Laser shock peening (LSP), as a post-treatment process, was employed to improve the corrosion resistance of Ti45Al8Nb alloy fabricated via laser melting deposition (LMD). Microstructure analysis indicated that nanograins and nanotwins structures were formed on the surface layer of LSP-treated Ti45Al8Nb alloy, accompanied by high-density dislocations and stacking faults. Electrochemical results showed that LSP improves the corrosion resistance of Ti45Al8Nb alloy. The formation of nanograins, nanotwins and compressive residual stress during LSP was conductive to dense oxidation films, thus improving the corrosion resistance of the as-deposited Ti45Al8Nb alloy.
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