Improvement in mechanical properties of titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-7Nb) subject to multiple laser shock peening - Shen, Xiaojun; Shukla, Pratik; Nath, Subhasisa; Lawrence, Jonathan (Surface & coatings technology, 2017)
Keywords: Biocompatibility; Biomedical materials; Diamond pyramid hardness tests; End users; Failure; Frictional wear; Hardness; Indentation; Laser shock peening; Laser shock processing; Mechanical properties; Microhardness; Microstructure; Orthopaedic implants; Pain; Patients; Peening; Properties; Shot peening; Sliding friction; Surface roughness; Surgical implants; Ti-6Al-7Nb; Titanium alloys; Titanium base alloys; Wear; Wear resistance; X-ray diffraction; Titanium alloys; Laser shock peening; Ti-6Al-7Nb; Wear; Properties; Microstructure; Hardness