Finite Element Study of Laser Peening on Selective Laser Melted A357 Aluminum Alloy During Tension Test

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad I. Hatamleh ◽  
Sepehr Sadeh ◽  
Tayyub Farooq ◽  
Arif S. Malik ◽  
Dong Qian

Laser shock peening (LSP) is an advanced surface treatment technique that can extend fatigue life in metallic components by inducing near-surface compressive residual stresses. In this study, LSP was implemented to induce compressive residual stresses and modify material properties of selective laser melted (SLM) aluminum A357 specimens. An initial hypothesis on the effect of LSP during tension testing was formulated and tested using finite element simulation. The hypothesis was that, due to the LSP-induced tensile residual stress field in the middle of the specimen cross sections, yielding was expected to initiate in this region. True stress-strain curves of two as-built (AB) and two laser shock peened samples were obtained through transverse tensile tests. The single explicit analysis using time dependent damping (SEATD) technique was used to simulate LSP process utilizing Johnson-Cook (J-C) constitutive parameters. J-C parameters for the cast A357 alloy were used for preliminary study. This was followed by the simulation of the transverse tensile test. J-C parameters for SLM A357 alloy were then empirically estimated, and simulations were repeated accordingly. It was found that the specific LSP pattern induced tensile residual stresses along the edges as well as the middle of the test specimen’s cross-section. Axial residual stress and yield strength profiles along three different paths on specimen’s cross-section were compared and yield regions were investigated. This supported the initial hypothesis, but also provided for a more detailed understanding of actual tensile test failure in the specific SLM A357 specimens for the given LSP treatment. In addition, the same LSP treatment on SLM A357 alloy resulted in lower magnitude of compressive residual stress than for cast A357 aluminum alloy.

2011 ◽  
Vol 284-286 ◽  
pp. 284-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shao Chun Sun ◽  
Zhi Yuan Chen ◽  
Qiang Wu ◽  
De Xin Ma ◽  
Yu Tao Zhao

In locally long fiber reinforced aluminum parts two types residual stresses exist. They are the microscopic residual stress between fiber and matrix and the macroscopic residual stress between reinforced and unreinforced zones. The residual stresses between fiber and matrix in γ-Al2O3 long fiber reinforced aluminum alloy Al-6-1-1 were measured with X-ray Diffraction process as well as simulated with FEM method. The results indicated that the residual stresses in both fiber and matrix were distributed very unequally. The maximum tensile residual stress occurred at the boundary in the matrix and the maximum compressive residual stresses occurred near the boundary in the fiber. The macroscopic residual stresses between the reinforced and unreinforced zones were also measured with borehole method as well as simulated with FEM. It was found that the macroscopic residual stresses at most locations in both the reinforced and unreinforced zones were not harmfully high. However in both reinforced and unreinforced zones there were small sub-zones of very large tensile residual stresses.


Author(s):  
Rohit Voothaluru ◽  
C. Richard Liu

Laser shock peening is a surface treatment technique similar to conventional shot peening. The laser induced plasma causes plastic deformations and compressive residual stresses in materials which are useful for developing improved properties in the fields of fatigue, wear or stress corrosion cracking. Finite element method is an efficient tool to predict the mechanical effects and the deformations caused due to laser shock peening, which otherwise are difficult to calculate due to the severe pressure imparted in a very short period of time. This paper presents the calculations performed using ABAQUS, for the simulation of multiple laser shock processing in order to evaluate the residual stress and the deformation of the material. A study of the effect of multiple laser shocks and their extent of overlap on the affected depths and the tensile and compressive residual stresses has been discussed. FEM calculations of residual stress fields and extent of surface deformation in annealed AISI 1053 steel has been investigated along with a study of the distribution of tensile and compressive residual stresses due to the difference in the extent of overlap of the multiple shocks.


Author(s):  
Rohit Voothaluru ◽  
C. Richard Liu ◽  
Gary J. Cheng

Laser shock peening (LSP) is a surface treatment technique similar to conventional shot peening. The laser induced plasma causes plastic deformations and compressive residual stresses that are useful for developing improved properties in the fields of resistance to fatigue, wear or stress corrosion cracking. The actual distribution of residual stresses is extremely important while designing for improved fatigue life using laser shock peening, as fatigue cracks would initiate from the weakest point in the structure. In this paper, the variations in distribution of residual stresses due to laser shock peening are studied with a focus on two materials, annealed 1053 and hardened 52100 AISI steels. A 3D finite element model was developed to study the actual distributions of the residual stresses due to laser shock peening. The effect of hardness on the distribution of the residual stresses and the presence of tensile residual stresses in the surrounding regions of the impact is analyzed. Much larger variations in the residual stress distributions were observed in case of the 1053 steel as compared to hardened 52100 steel. A comprehensive analysis of the simulation results was performed in order to address and explain this behavior. It was observed that the extent of overlap would also affect the variations in the residual stress distributions. The tensile residual stresses present in the areas surrounding the shocked region were also analyzed based upon the extent of overlap and the hardness of the material. It was observed that the ratio of peak tensile to compressive residual stresses developed in 1053 steel was much higher as compared to that in the hardened 52100 steel.


Author(s):  
Ashish Thakur

This paper analyzes stress corrosion cracking (SCC) of pre-cracked samples in the presence of compressive residual stresses generated in the vicinity of the crack tip during fatigue pre-cracking. Research focuses on the role of cracktip residual stresses of compressive nature, generated by fatigue loading, in stress corrosion cracking of pre-cracked samples of medium high strength aluminum alloy 7020 subjected to localized anodic dissolution and hydrogen assisted cracking. Fatigue pre-cracking load on the samples generates compressive residual stresses in the vicinity of the crack tip which improve the stress corrosion behavior of the aluminum alloy by delaying either the metal dissolution or the hydrogen entry, thus increasing the fracture load in an aggressive environment. The rice model of the residual stress distribution in the vicinity of a crack tip may be usedto explain these retardation effects by estimating the stress level and plastic zone size. Microscopically, compressive residual stress produce a transition topography between the fatigue pre-crack and the cleavage-like (unstable) fracture mode.


Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 182
Author(s):  
Suvi Santa-aho ◽  
Mika Kiviluoma ◽  
Tuomas Jokiaho ◽  
Tejas Gundgire ◽  
Mari Honkanen ◽  
...  

Additive manufacturing (AM) is a relatively new manufacturing method that can produce complex geometries and optimized shapes with less process steps. In addition to distinct microstructural features, residual stresses and their formation are also inherent to AM components. AM components require several post-processing steps before they are ready for use. To change the traditional manufacturing method to AM, comprehensive characterization is needed to verify the suitability of AM components. On very demanding corrosion atmospheres, the question is does AM lower or eliminate the risk of stress corrosion cracking (SCC) compared to welded 316L components? This work concentrates on post-processing and its influence on the microstructure and surface and subsurface residual stresses. The shot peening (SP) post-processing levelled out the residual stress differences, producing compressive residual stresses of more than −400 MPa in the AM samples and the effect exceeded an over 100 µm layer below the surface. Post-processing caused grain refinement and low-angle boundary formation on the sample surface layer and silicon carbide (SiC) residue adhesion, which should be taken into account when using the components. Immersion tests with four-point-bending in the heated 80 °C magnesium chloride solution for SCC showed no difference between AM and reference samples even after a 674 h immersion.


2013 ◽  
Vol 768-769 ◽  
pp. 519-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastjan Žagar ◽  
Janez Grum

The paper deals with the effect of different shot peening (SP) treatment conditions on the ENAW 7075-T651 aluminium alloy. Suitable residual stress profile increases the applicability and life cycle of mechanical parts, treated by shot peening. The objective of the research was to establish the optimal parameters of the shot peening treatment of the aluminium alloy in different precipitation hardened states with regard to residual stress profiles in dynamic loading. Main deformations and main residual stresses were calculated on the basis of electrical resistance. The resulting residual stress profiles reveal that stresses throughout the thin surface layer of all shot peened specimens are of compressive nature. The differences can be observed in the depth of shot peening and the profile of compressive residual stresses. Under all treatment conditions, the obtained maximum value of compressive residual stress ranges between -200 MPa and -300 MPa at a depth between 250 μm and 300 μm. Comparison of different temperature-hardened aluminium alloys shows that changes in the Almen intensity values have greater effect than coverage in the depth and profile of compressive residual stresses. Positive stress ratio of R=0.1 was selected. Wöhler curves were determined in the areas of maximum bending loads between 30 - 65 % of material's tensile strength, measured at thinner cross-sections of individual specimens. The results of material fatigue testing differ from the level of shot peening on the surface layer.


2012 ◽  
Vol 723 ◽  
pp. 208-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Wan ◽  
Chen Li ◽  
Zhan Qiang Liu ◽  
Shu Feng Sun

Residual stresses generated in milling process affect the performance of machined components. Milling residual stresses correlate closely with the cutting parameters. In this paper, the generation and distribution of surface residual stresses in milling of aluminum alloy 7050-T7451 was investigated. The cutting speed changes from 300m/min to 3000m/min. In the experiments, the residual stresses on the surface of specimen are detected by X-ray diffraction technique. The result shows that compressive residual stresses are generated when cutting speed is under 500 m/min. In feed and its orthogonal direction, the effect of cutting speed and feed rate on residual stresses is similar. The formation of the residual stresses can be explained by thermo-mechanical coupling effects.


2011 ◽  
Vol 189-193 ◽  
pp. 3778-3781
Author(s):  
Yin Fang Jiang ◽  
Lei Fang ◽  
Zhi Fei Li ◽  
Zhen Zhou Tang

Laser shock processing is a technique similar to shot peening that imparts compressive residual stresses in materials for improved fatigue resistance. Finite element analysis techniques have been applied to predict the residual stresses from Laser shock processing. The purpose of this paper is to investigate of the different sheet thickness interactions on the stress distribution during the laser shock processing of 7050-T7451 aluminum alloy by using the finite element software. The results indicate that the sheet thickness has little effects on the compression stress in the depth of sheet, but great impacts on the reserve side.


2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (7) ◽  
pp. 0702008
Author(s):  
曹宇鹏 Cao Yupeng ◽  
徐影 Xu Ying ◽  
冯爱新 Feng Aixin ◽  
花国然 Hua Guoran ◽  
周东呈 Zhou Dongcheng ◽  
...  

2005 ◽  
Vol 490-491 ◽  
pp. 358-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masatoshi Sudo ◽  
Tomohiko Iwase ◽  
Yoshiyuki Hattori ◽  
Madoka Nakajima

In this study, we examined how the press formability of A1 alloys sheets and the generation of residual stresses was influenced by pre-coating resins, lubricants, die shoulder radius, the punch shoulder radius, and so on. The use of a pre-coated layer offers advantages by preventing direct contact between sheet metal and the face of the die, and also by enabling the use of volatile oil lubricants that keep the factory environment cleaner. The circumferential residual stress (σC ) of a cup becomes lower when the lubricant is less effective, and when the die shoulder radius is smaller.


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