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Fatigue Life of Materials Strengthened by Laser Shock Processing

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The influence of the thickness of 03Х22Н6М2 stainless steel samples strengthened by laser shock processing on their fatigue life is investigated by finite-element modeling. This technology is found to increase the fatigue life of thin (2 mm) samples more than threefold.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We thank N.A. Vlasov for assistance with the computations by means of ABAQUS and FE-SAFE finite-element software.

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This work was supported by the Russian Ministry of Education and Science, project RFMEFI60719X0300.

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Sakhvadze, G.Z., Kavtaradze, R.Z., Natriashvili, T.M. et al. Fatigue Life of Materials Strengthened by Laser Shock Processing. Russ. Engin. Res. 40, 44–50 (2020). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068798X20010190

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