Laser peening process and apparatus using a liquid...

Electric heating – Metal heating – By arc

Reexamination Certificate

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C219S121850, C219S121860, C427S554000, C148S508000, C148S525000

Reexamination Certificate

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07868268

ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for improving properties of a solid material by providing shockwaves there through. Laser shock processing is used to provide the shockwaves. The method includes applying a liquid energy-absorbing overlay, which is resistant to erosion and dissolution by the transparent water overlay and which is resistant to drying to a portion of the surface of the solid material and then applying a transparent overlay to the coated portion of the solid material. A pulse of coherent laser energy is directed to the coated portion of the solid material to create a shockwave. Advantageously, at least a portion of the unspent energy-absorbing overlay can be reused in situ at a further laser treatment location and/or recovered for later use.

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