Research Progress and Prospect of Laser Shock Peening Technology in Aero-engine Components

doi:10.3901/JME.2021.16.293

Abstract

Abstract: Because of hostile service environment and complicated working loads, aero-engine components are apt to high-cycle fatigue fracture, which seriously affects security and reliability of aero-engine. Laser shock peening, LSP, is a novel surface plastic-strengthening technology. High-cycle fatigue performance can be improved effectively under the action of compressive residual stress and microstructural modification. LSP has been widely applied in the batch production and maintenance of aero-engine components. Research status, application situation and problems to be resolved of laser shock peening on fan/compressor blade, turbine blade, turbine disk, cartridge receiver, hydraulic actuator, pipe, gear and so on were discussed deeply. The development tendency of laser shock peening research on aero-engine components in recent years was analyzed and concluded. The future work on equipment, technique, mechanism and application of laser shock peening on aero-engine components was taken an outlook. In future, hope that the large-scale industrial application of laser shock peening on aero-engine components could be realized under the synergistic action of the whole industry and the whole technology chain.

Key words: laser shock peening, aero-engine, anti-fatigue, research progress, research outlook

CLC Number:

TG665

NIE Xiangfan, LI Yinghong, HE Weifeng, LUO Sihai, ZHOU Liucheng. Research Progress and Prospect of Laser Shock Peening Technology in Aero-engine Components[J]. Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 2021, 57(16): 293-305.

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