Modeling of strengthening of hip implants from titanium alloys VT6 using of laser shock processing technology
Laser shock processing (LSP) of materials is effective modern technology for metallic materials processing with view to hardening them. Recently, this technology has been successfully used for implants of the hip replacement of titanium alloys VT6. Its finite element modeling using the eigenstrain simulation is performed. The level of the resulting compressive residual stresses arising at the LSP is estimated.