Central residual compressive stress drop on metal materials after laser induced shock wave

The high pressure plasma shock wave induced by nanosecond pulse and 1 000 MW laser irradiation on the metal materials will propagate into the materials and impart residual compressive stresses. But when shock wave was singly loaded, the lower residual stress at the center of the loading zone compared to those away from the center will be induced. This process is proved by theorems and experiments. Moreover, the Fabbro equation of plasma shock wave and dynamic response of TC4 titanium alloy was calculated in the numerical model of different shock wave loading, the influence of the shock wave pressure, the actuation duration and the loading shape on residual stress drop at the center was discussed.