Laser shock peened dies
US5671628A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 18, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/479
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A die having a metallic block with a depression, the depression having at least one cross-sectional transition zone, at least one laser shock peened surface encompassing at least a portion of the zone, a region having deep compressive residual stresses imparted by laser shock peening (LSP) extending into the airfoil from the laser shock peened surface. The die has been found to be useful for cold rolling blanks such when the metallic block is a cold rolling die block. The die may be adapted for forming a gas turbine engine component, such as a compressor blade, having an airfoil such that the depression corresponds to the airfoil.
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