Effect of laser shock peening without coating on fretting corrosion of copper contacts

Changkyoo Park, Donghyuck Jung, Eun Joon Chun, Sanghoon Ahn, Ho Jang, Yoon Jun Kim

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Abstract

The effects of laser shock peening without coating (LSPwC) on the degradation of copper electrical contact was investigated. A Nd:YAG laser with laser energy densities of 5.3 and 10.6 GW/cm2 was used for the LSPwC process. Surface hardness was enhanced from 55 HV to 110 and 120 HV for the laser shock-peened copper at 5.3 GW/cm2 and 10.6 GW/cm2, respectively. Moreover, near the copper surface, LSPwC introduced the max. compressive residual stress of 387.5 and 385.5 MPa for laser energy densities of 5.3 and 10.6 GW/cm2, respectively. Electron backscatter diffraction and transmission electron microscopy revealed that LSPwC introduced dislocation rearrangement, deformation twins, and grain refinement. The laser shock-peened copper exhibited superior wear resistance compared with the base metal. During the fretting test, the wear loss of the base metal was 1.61 × 10-3 mm3, and this decreased to 0.99 × 10-3 and 0.94 × 10-3 mm3 for the laser shock-peened copper at 5.3 and 10.6 GW/cm2, respectively. Thus, the laser shock-peened copper maintained a low electrical contact resistance during the fretting test, resulting in electrical contact failure delay from 2790 cycles for the base metal to 5011 and 5210 cycles for laser shock-peened copper at 5.3 and 10.6 GW/cm2, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Article number145917
JournalApplied Surface Science
Volume514
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020 Jun 1

Keywords

  • Compressive residual stress
  • Copper
  • Fretting corrosion
  • Grain refinement
  • Laser shock peening without coating

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Chemistry(all)
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Physics and Astronomy(all)
  • Surfaces and Interfaces
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films

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