...Keiji Houjou; Koji Takahashi; Kotoji Ando; Hisanori Abe Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of peening on the fatigue limit of steels for welded structure with a crack in the weld toe zone. Design/methodology/approach – An artificial semi-circular slit...

...Peter A. Gaydos; Jeff L. Dulaney Purpose Sacrificial opaque overlays used in laser peening provide optimal processing and protect the surface of the part being processed from thermal damage from the laser pulses. Traditional solid film overlays for laser peening often require several applications...