Abstract:The laser shock peening effect and its influence on rolling contact fatigue of ferrite-pearlite steel were investigated experimentally. Microhardness on the steel surface is increased after laser shock treatment. The depth of surface layer affected by laser shock hardening is above 1 mm. The maximum residual compressive stress generated on the specimen surface is around 1 GPa. The twin-disk test showed that laser shock-treated steel disk presents better rolling contact fatigue resistance than untreated one. La… Show more
“…In a study [26] of RCF tests for untreated and laser shock peening (LSP) treated ER8 wheel, it was found that the magnitude of strain hardening of untreated wheel steel with lower matrix hardness was larger than LSP-treated steels. The LSP usually does not change the microstructure of the wheel material, so this result means that the magnitude of strain-induced hardening decreased with the increasing matrix hardness for the same wheel material.…”
Section: Correlation Between Microstructure Evolutions and Wear And Rcf Behavioursmentioning
“…In a study [26] of RCF tests for untreated and laser shock peening (LSP) treated ER8 wheel, it was found that the magnitude of strain hardening of untreated wheel steel with lower matrix hardness was larger than LSP-treated steels. The LSP usually does not change the microstructure of the wheel material, so this result means that the magnitude of strain-induced hardening decreased with the increasing matrix hardness for the same wheel material.…”
Section: Correlation Between Microstructure Evolutions and Wear And Rcf Behavioursmentioning
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