The principle of laser peen forming (LPF) is introduced, the loading model of laser shock wave is established. This paper focuses on applying finite element analyses, instead of a complicated experimental procedure, to predict the development, magnitude and distribution of residual stresses induced by laser impacts on a metal plate, and dynamic process of laser continuous peen forming is realized with the FEM code ABAQUS. Based on the numerical analysis, the laser processing parameters can be optimized and the deformation contour of metal plate can be analyzed. The results calculated by the finite element method are correlated well with the available experimental results. The simulated results also reveal that adjusting the laser energy appropriately can result in an anticipated shape of plate in LPF process.
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Jiang et al. (2008) studied this question.