Laser shock peening technology: Surface hardening and optimization of residual stress for metallic materials by pulsed laser irradiation

Laser shock peening improves fatigue performance, abrasion resistance and corrosion resistance of high-precision component used in shipbuilding/offshore, automobile, and plants → Improve durability and service life of corresponding component

 

Client / Market

• High durability and high precision metal machine parts in defense and plant industries

 

 

Necessity of this Technology

• Laser Shock Peening is a key technology capable of controlling residual stress as well as hardening with local nano-scale plastic deformation behavior.
• Laser shock peening technology is a non-heating process that does not change the dimension of the metal surface.
• In mechanical parts of defense and plant industries, it is often used in extreme environments for a long period → Maximizing the performance of machine parts by can be achieved by Laser Shock Peening technology

 

Technical Differentiation

• KIMM Laser Industrial Technology Research Group has the laser shocking peening technology and its system that can be connected with the robot and stage modes.
• KIMM Laser Industrial Technology Research Group has basic research DB and related core process for laser shock peening technology

 

Excellence of Technology

• As the result of the laser shock peening, 200% of abrasion resistance improvement was achieved for Cu alloys

 

 

KNOW-HOW

• Core technology of laser shock peening system development
• Metallurgical analysis and mechanical testing technology