Dislocation Mechanism and Grain Refinement of Surface Modification of NV E690 Cladding Layer Induced by Laser Shock Peening

Abstract

To investigate the relationship between the dislocation configuration and the grain refinement in the NV E690 cladding layer caused by laser shock peening, NV E690 high-strength steel powder was used to repair prefabricated pits in samples of 690 high-strength steel by laser cladding, where the laser shock peening of the cladding layer was performed by laser shock at different power densities. X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy were used to observe the microstructures of these samples before and after the laser shock process. The results showed that the metallurgical bonding between the cladding layer and the substrate after laser cladding repair was good. When the laser power density was 4.77 GW/cm2, multiple edge dislocations, dislocation dipoles, and extended dislocations were distributed over the cladding layer. When the laser power density was 7.96 GW/cm2, a geometrically necessary dislocation divided the large original grain into two subgrains with different orientations. When the laser power density was 11.15 GW/cm2, geometric dislocations divided the entire large grain into fine grains. The grain refinement model of the NV E690 cladding layer, when treated by laser shock peening, can describe the grain refinement process induced by the dislocation movement of this cladding layer.

Laser Melting of Prefabrication AlOOH-Activated Film on the Surface of Nodular Cast Iron and Its Associated Properties

“…The dendritic structure was prepared through the ultrahigh-temperature gradient and solidification rate induced by the laser [22]. It was smaller than the dendrite in orbit and had more defects [23]. micromorphology after solidification.…”

“…The dendritic structure was prepared through the ultrahigh-temperature gradient and solidification rate induced by the laser [22]. It was smaller than the dendrite in orbit and had more defects [23]. After polishing the surface of the nodular cast iron, the exposed graphite particles easily fell off, forming the surface morphology, as shown in Figure 9a.…”