Micro-scale laser peen forming of single crystal

Abstract

As the result of quickly increased requirement in many industrial products resulting from microtechnology, laser thermal micro-forming and micro surface treatment (microscale laser shock peening (μLSP)) have been well studied. By combining the beneficial effects of these two processes with a controlled bending deformation, microscale laser peen forming (μLPF) attracts more attention recently since it not only improves the fatigue life of the material but also shapes micro scale metallic parts at the same time. In the present study, μLSP of single crystal aluminum was presented to study anisotropic material response. Local plastic deformation was characterized by lattice rotation measured through electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD). Residual stress distributions of both sides of a peened sample, characterized by x-ray micro-diffraction, were compared with the results obtained from FEM simulation. μLPF anisotropic behavior was investigated in three effective slip systems via both the anisotropic slip line theory and numerical method. Also, the work hardening effect resulted from self-hardening and latent hardening was analyzed through comparing the results with and without considering hardening.As the result of quickly increased requirement in many industrial products resulting from microtechnology, laser thermal micro-forming and micro surface treatment (microscale laser shock peening (μLSP)) have been well studied. By combining the beneficial effects of these two processes with a controlled bending deformation, microscale laser peen forming (μLPF) attracts more attention recently since it not only improves the fatigue life of the material but also shapes micro scale metallic parts at the same time. In the present study, μLSP of single crystal aluminum was presented to study anisotropic material response. Local plastic deformation was characterized by lattice rotation measured through electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD). Residual stress distributions of both sides of a peened sample, characterized by x-ray micro-diffraction, were compared with the results obtained from FEM simulation. μLPF anisotropic behavior was investigated in three effective slip systems via both the anisotropic slip li...