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J. Phys. IV France
Volume 01, Numéro C3, Octobre 1991
DYMAT 1991 - 3rd International Conference on Mechanical and Physical Behaviour of Materials under Dynamic Loading
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| Page(s) | C3-487 - C3-494 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:1991369 | |
DYMAT 1991 - 3rd International Conference on Mechanical and Physical Behaviour of Materials under Dynamic Loading
J. Phys. IV France 01 (1991) C3-487-C3-494
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:1991369
1 Laboratoire de Mécanique des Solides, Ecole Polytechnique, F-91128 Palaiseau cedex, France
2 Laboratoire d'Application des Lasers de Puissance, ETCA, 16, av. Prieur de la Côte d'or, F-94114 Arcueil, France
© EDP Sciences 1991
J. Phys. IV France 01 (1991) C3-487-C3-494
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:1991369
RESIDUAL STRESSES INDUCED BY LASER-SHOCKS
P. BALLARD1, J. FOURNIER, R. FABBRO2 and J. FRELAT11 Laboratoire de Mécanique des Solides, Ecole Polytechnique, F-91128 Palaiseau cedex, France
2 Laboratoire d'Application des Lasers de Puissance, ETCA, 16, av. Prieur de la Côte d'or, F-94114 Arcueil, France
Abstract
When irradiating a metallic target with a short and intense laser pulse, a high pressure plasma is produced on the surface. An elastic-plastic wave is, then, propagating in the target, creating plastic strains. As a result, a residual stress field is induced. In this paper, by mean of a very simple model, we evaluate the laser produced plasma pressure. The analysis of the resulting wave propagation allows us to compute the plastic strain field. Using these results, we express analytically the induced surface residual stress and the plastically affected depth. We show how this work allows the optimization of the use of laser-shocks as a fatigue surface treatment and an example of application is presented.
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