Preview: Optimization of Laser Shock Peening Process Using Finite Element Modeling
Preview: Optimization of Laser Shock Peening Process Using Finite Element Modeling
A Thesis
Presented to
the Graduate School of
Clemson University
In Partial Fulfillment
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of the Requirements for the Degree
Master of Science
IE Mechanical Engineering
by
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Sai Hamsini Kosaraju
December 2018
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Accepted by:
Dr. Xin Zhao, Committee Chair
Dr. Oliver J. Myers
Dr. Hongseok Choi
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ABSTRACT
Laser shock peening is a cold working process which is used to improve material properties
like surface hardness, fatigue life, wear and corrosion resistance, etc. It is widely used to treat
turbines, fans, compressor blades, aircraft and automotive parts. When the material is irradiated
by high power density laser beams, shock waves are generated, which plastically deforms the
material surface and induces high compressive stresses within subsurface area. The amount of
residual compressive stress and plastically affected depth depend on laser parameters (laser power
density, pulse duration, wavelength, repetition rate, spot size and shape), materials, ambient
environment, etc. To improve the application of laser shock peening, it is of critical importance to
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optimize the process by fully understanding the effects of different parameters. Extensive studies
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have been devoted to this area. Recently, thanks to the advance of laser technology, high repetition
rate lasers could significantly improve this technique by increasing compressive residual stress
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and plastically affected depth. This research studies the effect of laser repetition rate at different
spot sizes and different scanning patterns of shot application on the final shock peening results by
metal samples and laser-induced shock waves. Multiple laser impacts are applied at each location
to increase plastically affected depth and compressive stress. The in-depth and surface residual
stress profiles are analyzed at various repetition rates and spot sizes. It is found that the residual
stress is not sensitive to repetition rate until it reaches a very high level. At extremely high
repetition rate (100 MHz), the delay between two shock waves is even shorter than their duration,
and there will be shock wave superposition. It is revealed that the interaction of metal with shock
wave is significantly different, leading to a different residual stress profiles. Stronger residual
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stress with deeper distribution will be obtained comparing with lower repetition rate cases. The
effect of repetition rate at different spot sizes is also studied. It is found that with larger laser spot,
the peak compressive residual stress decreases but the distribution is deeper at extremely high
repetition rates.
pattern and repetition rate. The final residual stress distributions are studied at repetition rates of
0.1 MHz, 1 MHz, 10 MHz and 20 MHz for 5 different patterns. It is found that there are no major
differences in residual stress profiles due to variation of scanning patterns except for circular
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pattern. It is also revealed that the minimum residual stress decreases and non-uniformity increases
with increase in repetition rate due to interaction of relaxation waves with incoming pressure
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pulses. To minimize the effect of relaxation waves, two zig-zag patterns are studied. The overlap
between successive spots is less in zig-zag pattern-1, and it is completely absent in zig-zag pattern-
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2. It is found that by applying the newly proposed zig-zag pattern-2, the residual stress uniformity
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DEDICATION
I would like to dedicate this thesis to my grandparents, parents and friends, who are my
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
My sincere gratitude to my Advisor Dr. Xin Zhao for his constant guidance, motivation
and valuable inputs throughout my graduate study at Clemson University. I would like to thank
my committee members Dr. Oliver J. Myers and Dr. Hongseok Choi for being part of my research
committee and extending their support throughout this research work. I would like to acknowledge
Clemson University for the allotment of computational time on Palmetto cluster. I would also like
to thank all the staff members of Mechanical Department for their constant assistance. I would like
to extend my gratitude to my fellow research group members Ankit, Kewei, Yuxin and Xiao for
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their valuable inputs. I would also like to thank my family and friends for their constant support
and encouragement. IE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT……………………………………………………………………………….ii
1.1 Introduction……………………………………………………………………1
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1.2.4 Low plasticity burnishing……………………………………………4
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1.3 Laser shock peening…………………………………………………………...4
1.3.1 Mechanism………………………………………………………......4
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1.3.2 Advantages of laser shock peening…………………………………..5
3.1 Introduction…………………………………………………………………..15
3.2.1 2D model…………………………………………………………….17
3.2.2 3D model…………………………………………………………….19
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3.2.3 Material model………………………………………………………21
CHAPTER 4: METHODOLOGY…………………………………………………..……23
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5.2 Effect of spot size at constant repetition rate………………………………….40
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5.3 Effect of overlap angle………………………………………………………..41
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5.3.1 Introduction………………………………………………………...41
5.4.1 Paths………………………………………………………………..44
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5.4.5 Residual stress distributions without relaxation after each row……….60
REFERENCES …………………………………………………………………………..92
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 3: Comparing limits of S11 and S22 for different sequences at repetition rate of 0.1MHz…52
Table 4: Comparing limits of S11 and S22 for different sequences at repetition rate of 1MHz…55
Table 5: Comparing limits of S11 and S22 for different sequences at repetition rate of 10MHz….57
Table 6: Comparing limits of S11 and S22 for different sequences at repetition rate of 20MHz….59
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Table 7: Summary of residual stresses for sequence 1, zigzag pattern 1 and zigzag pattern 2……76
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Table 8: Summary of residual stresses for sequence 2, zigzag pattern 1 and zigzag pattern 2……86
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1.1: Illustration of shot peening and generation of residual stresses [37]…………………...2
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Figure 1.7. Generation of residual stress………………………………………………………….7
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Figure 1.8. Residual stress distribution along depth for 1mm spot size predicted using axe-
symmetric model…………………………………………………………………………………..8
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Figure 1.9. Origin and path of relaxation waves for circular spot shapes…………………………9
Figure 3.1: Temporal profile of pressure for a laser with FWHM of 10ns, pulse energy of 3J and
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Figure 4.3: Overlap of pressure profiles at repetition rate of 100 MHz…………………………...25
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Figure 4.10: Zigzag pattern 1 for sequence 2…………………………………………………......31
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Figure 4.11: Zigzag pattern 2 for sequence 1……………………………………………………..32
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Figure 5.0: Illustration of surface and in-depth directions………………………………………..33
Figure 5.1: Comparing in-depth residual stress distributions at repetition rates of 0.1MHz, 1MHz,
Figure 5.2: Comparing surface residual stress distributions at repetition rates of 0.1MHz, 1MHz,
Figure 5.3: Comparing in-depth residual stress distributions at repetition rates of 33.3MHz,
50MHz, 10MHz, 100MHz 142.9 MHz and 200MHz for a spot diameter of 0.1mm……………36
Figure 5.4: Comparing surface residual stress distributions at repetition rates of 33.3MHz, 20MHz,
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Figure 5.5: Comparing in-depth residual stress distributions at repetition rates of 0.1MHz, 1MHz,
Figure 5.6: Comparing surface residual stress distributions at repetition rates of 0.1MHz, 1MHz,
Figure 5.7: Comparing in-depth residual stress distributions at repetition rates of 0.1MHz, 1MHz,
Figure 5.8: Comparing surface residual stress distributions at repetition rates of 0.1MHz, 1MHz,
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Figure 5.9: Comparing in-depth residual stress distributions at repetition rate of 100MHz for a spot
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diameter of 1mm, 0.1mm, 0.01mm……………………………………………………………….40
Figure 5.11: Comparison of S11 after first and second pulse for straight overlap………………...42
Figure 5.12: Comparison of S22 after first and second pulse for straight overlap……………….42
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Figure 5.14: Comparison of S11 after first and second spot for diagonal overlap………………43
Figure 5.15: Comparison of S11 after first and second spot for diagonal overlap………………...44
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Figure 5.19: S11 for sequence 1 at repetition rate of 0.1MHz (5X5)……………………………...47
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Figure 5.26: S22 for sequence 4 at repetition rate of 0.1MHz…………………………………….51
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Figure 5.27: S11 for circular sequence at repetition rate of 0.1MHz……………………………...51
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Figure 5.28: S22 for circular sequence at repetition rate of 0.1MHz………………………….......52
Figure 5.35: Distribution of S11 at repetition rate of 20MHz for different sequences without
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Figure 5.36: Distribution of S22 at repetition rate of 20MHz for different sequences without
Figure 5.40: S22 for sequence 1 at repetition rate of 0.1MHz (8X8) ……………………………..63
Figure 5.41: S11 for sequence 1 at repetition rate of 1MHz (8X8) ……………………………….64
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Figure 5.42: S22 for sequence 1 at repetition rate of 1MHz (8X8)………………………………..64
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Figure 5.43: S11 for sequence 1 at repetition rate of 10MHz (8X8)………………………………65
Figure 5.46: S22 for sequence 1 at repetition rate of 20MHz (8X8) ……………………………...66
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Figure 5.47: S11 in zigzag pattern 1 for sequence 1 at repetition rate of 0.1MHz………………...67
Figure 5.48: S22 in zigzag pattern 1 for sequence 1 at repetition rate of 0.1MHz ………………...67
Figure 5.49: S11 in zigzag pattern 1 for sequence 1 at repetition rate of 1MHz…………………..68
Figure 5.50: S22 in zigzag pattern 1 for sequence 1 at repetition rate of 1MHz…………………..68
Figure 5.51: S11 in zigzag pattern 1 for sequence 1 at repetition rate of 10MHz…………………69
Figure 5.52: S22 in zigzag pattern 1 for sequence 1 at repetition rate of 10MHz…………………69
Figure 5.53: S11 in zigzag pattern 1 for sequence 1 at repetition rate of 20MHz…………………70
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Figure 5.54: S22 in zigzag pattern 1 for sequence 1 at repetition rate of 20MHz…………………70
Figure 5.55: S11 in zigzag pattern 2 for sequence 1 at repetition rate of 0.1MHz………………...71
Figure 5.56: S22 in zigzag pattern 2 for sequence 1 at repetition rate of 0.1MHz………………...71
Figure 5.57: S11 in zigzag pattern 2 for sequence 1 at repetition rate of 1MHz…………………72
Figure 5.58: S22 in zigzag pattern 2 for sequence 1 at repetition rate of 1MHz…………………..72
Figure 5.59: S11 in zigzag pattern 2 for sequence 1 at repetition rate of 10MHz…………………73
Figure 5.60: S22 in zigzag pattern 2 for sequence 1 at repetition rate of 10MHz…………………73
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Figure 5.61: S11 in zigzag pattern 2 for sequence 1 at repetition rate of 20MHz…………………74
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Figure 5.62: S22 in zigzag pattern 2 for sequence 1 at repetition rate of 20MHz…………………74
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Figure 5.63: Contour plot (S11) for sequence 1 at repetition rate of 20MHz……………………...75
Figure 5.64: Contour plot (S11) for zigzag pattern 2 at repetition rate of 20MHz………………...75
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Figure 5.69: S11 in zigzag pattern 1 for sequence 2 at repetition rate of 10MHz………………....81
Figure 5.70: S22 in zigzag pattern 1 for sequence 2 at repetition rate of 10MHz…………………82
Figure 5.71: S11 in zigzag pattern 1 for sequence 2 at repetition rate of 20MHz…………………82
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Figure 5.72: S22 in zigzag pattern 1 for sequence 2 at repetition rate of 20MHz…………………83
Figure 5.73: S11 in zigzag pattern 2 for sequence 2 at repetition rate of 10MHz………………....83
Figure 5.74: S22 in zigzag pattern 2 for sequence 2 at repetition rate of 10MHz…………………84
Figure 5.75: S11 in zigzag pattern 2 for sequence 2 at repetition rate of 20MHz…………………84
Figure 5.76: S22 in zigzag pattern 2 for sequence 2 at repetition rate of 20MHz…………………85
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO LASER SHOCK PEENING
1.1 Introduction
Fatigue failure due to stress corrosion cracking, foreign object damage, corrosion and wear is a
common phenomenon which occur in mechanical structures. This degeneration of material mostly
starts on the surface. It is desired to increase the life of a mechanical component and decrease its
operation and maintenance costs. Hence surface enhancement techniques are employed to prevent
the degeneration of material. These techniques impart residual stresses on the surface which retards
crack initiation and propagation, increasing the life of a component. There are many thermal,
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chemical and mechanical ways for inducing residual stresses. Among these, laser shock peening
(LSP) is a promising technique to improve material properties like surface hardness, fatigue life,
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wear and corrosion resistance, etc. LSP is widely used to treat turbines, fans, compressor blades,
aircraft and automotive parts, due to its great advantages in high residual stress, deep stress
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distribution, high flexibility, and low cost. In this chapter, different mechanical processes for
inducing residual stresses on the surface are briefly explained followed by discussion of physical
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process, advantages and applications of laser shock peening. The mechanism of residual stress
In this process, the surface of the workpiece is bombarded with spherical shots at high
pressure (Figure 1.1). This creates a dimple on the surface. The material under the dimple is
plastically deformed resulting in compressive residual stresses. Multiple spherical shots create
overlapping dimples and residual stresses throughout the surface. It is not controllable and hence
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cannot produce uniform residual stress distribution. Surface finish is compromised and hence it is
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Figure 1.1: Illustration of shot peening and generation of residual stresses [2]
As shown in Figure 1.2, a frequency controller is calibrated, and steel pins are attached to
it. The vibrations of the controller cause pins to vibrate with high frequency. Plastic deformation
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of workpiece occurs when high energy pins strike the workpiece surface. The apparatus is
handheld and portable. The residual stresses are deeper than shot peening, but the surface is
roughened. Repeatability and flexibility are challenging because of handheld tools [3].
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In this process, the surface of the workpiece is collided with high pressure water jet (Figure
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1.3). A pressure load that exceeds yield strength of the material is created by the water droplet.
This causes permanent plastic deformation and compressive residual stresses in the subsurface
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region of the workpiece. This process is environmentally friendly and surface finish is high. The
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1.2.4. Low plasticity burnishing
In this process, a spherical ball supported in a hydrostatic bearing is used as the tool (Figure
1.4). A hydraulic cylinder is used to apply normal force between the tool and the workpiece. When
the ball is made to roll on the workpiece surface in required path, the pressure applied by ball
creates residual stresses within the subsurface region of workpiece. Deeper residual stress and fine
surface finish are achieved in this process. But the requirement of fluid between the ball and socket
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1.3.1 Mechanism
The work piece is first coated with aluminum or black paint and placed in transparent
overlay such as water or glass. When the material is irradiated by high power laser, the coating
vaporizes generating high energy plasma which expands in all directions. The expansion of plasma
is confined by the transparent overlay, which generates shock waves of high pressure and short
duration into the sample. The shock waves plastically deform the material surface and induce high
compressive stresses within subsurface area. The aluminum or black paint coating is used to
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protect the material surface from thermal damage. LSP can be performed without coating but low
power lasers must be used to prevent damage to the surface. Figure 1.5 illustrates laser shock
peening process.
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Laser shock peening improves the fatigue life of the component by increasing its resistance
to stress corrosion cracking, crack propagation, fretting fatigue, cavitation, foreign object damage,
stress concentration, pitting etc. Compared to shot peening and ultrasonic impact peening, the
compressive residual stress and plastically affected depth are much higher. Unlike shot peening,
this process is highly controllable and the effect on surface finish of the component is less. It can
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1.3.4 Applications of laser shock peening
LSP is used in Aviation industry to treat blades of turbines, fans and compressors, engine
parts, fastener holes and fasteners, brakes, welded aircraft parts, wheels etc. In medical field, it is
treat engine parts, gears, transmission axles etc. In power generation industry, it is used to treat
components in steam and gas turbine engines. In tooling industry, it is used to treat drill bits and
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1.4 Mechanism of residual stress generation
The propagation of shock waves through the metal causes it to deform plastically when the
pressure of shock wave is greater than Hugoniot limit of the material [7, 8, 9]. Hugoniot elastic
limit is the maximum stress a material can withstand in uniaxial direction without undergoing
1−2𝜈
σyd = σHEL( ) (1.1)
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where σyd is the dynamic yield stress, σHEL is the Hugoniot elastic limit and ν is the poisson’s ratio.
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Figure 1-7 shows the effect of shock waves on the material. The top layers of the material under
the influence of shock wave expand plastically. The expansion of material decreases with increase
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in depth and finally becomes zero. The tensile plastic deformation of the surface layers induces
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compressive residual stress which decreases with increase in depth. The expanded layers try to
push away the material surrounding it inducing compressive plastic deformation. The residual
stress becomes tensile around the affected area because of the compressive plastic deformation
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[15].
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