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Practical Applications of Laser Surface Treatment

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Laser processing of metallic surfaces funds wide application in industry. Some of these applications include laser shock processing, laser gas assisted nitriding, and laser induced particle injection at the surfaces. Laser shock hardening is a potential candidate for surface treatment of metallic parts. This is because the high power laser beam processing, which efficiently supplies energy directly to a small region of any material while resulting in localized treatment without bulk heating of the substrate. Hence, the properties of the bulk material remain unaffected. In this chapter, practical applications of laser treatment of metallic surfaces are presented. The morphological and metallurgical changes in the treated layer are discussed.

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  1. Mechanical Engineering Department, King Fahd University Petroleum and Minerals, KFUPM Box 1913, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia

    Bekir Sami Yilbas

  2. Mechanical Engineering Department, King Fahd University Petroleum and Minerals, KFUPM Box 1642, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia

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Yilbas, B.S., Shuja, S.Z. (2013). Practical Applications of Laser Surface Treatment. In: Laser Surface Processing and Model Studies. Materials Forming, Machining and Tribology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36629-1_6

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