Laser Hardening

Laser Hardening is a laser-based surface modification technique that selectively increases the hardness of metallic materials through rapid heating and self-quenching of the surface layer, distinguishing it from other bulk or non-thermal hardening methods.

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3.9K

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951

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2017–2026

486

Variants

Laser Transformation Hardening

Authors

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  1. XR
    Xudong Ren

    Jiangsu University, China

    13 publications · 615 citations

    13

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  2. MM
    Mahmoud Moradi

    Malayer University, Iran

    13 publications · 515 citations

    12

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  3. WZ
    Wei Zhou

    Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

    12 publications · 405 citations

    11

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  4. AF
    Alessandro Fortunato

    University of Bologna, Italy

    10 publications · 512 citations

    10

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  5. JG
    Janez Grum

    University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

    9 publications · 366 citations

    9

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Venues

  1. Surface and Coatings Technology

    103 publications · 5K citations

    44

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  2. Materials Science and Engineering A

    73 publications · 5.8K citations

    39

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  3. Optics & Laser Technology

    74 publications · 2.9K citations

    33

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  4. Journal of Materials Processing Technology

    50 publications · 2.3K citations

    31

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  5. Applied Surface Science

    43 publications · 2.2K citations

    28

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