Laser peening

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Laser peening is the process of hardening or peening metal using a powerful laser. Laser peening can "impart a layer of residual compressive stress on a surface that is four times deeper than that attainable from conventional peening treatments."[1] Laser peening is often used for the hardening of cutting and forming tools, and the laser is usually handled by a industrial robot.[2]

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  1. ^ Laser Peening. Metal Improvement Company (2004). Retrieved on 2006-10-16.
  2. ^ Peach, Matthew (2006-10-09). Handheld laser device hardens tools. Optics.org. IOP Publishing Ltd. Retrieved on 2006-10-16.


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