Selected Publications

Journal Papers

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1. Shukla, P.P, Swanson, T.P., Page J.C., (2014) ‘Laser Shock Peening and Mechanical Shot Peening Processes Applicable for the Surface Treatment of Technical Grade Ceramics: A Review’. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 228 (5), 639 – 652.

 

2. Shukla, P.P., and Lawrence, J., (2015), ‘Micro-shot Peening of ZrO2 Advanced Ceramics: An Examination of

Surface Integrity’, Journal of Material Science, 50(4), 1728-1739.

 

3. Shukla P., Smith G.C., Waugh, D.G., Lawrence. J. (2015), ‘Development in Laser Peening of Advanced Ceramics’,

Proceedings of the SPIE, 9657, 77-85.

 

4. Shukla, P., Nath, S., Wang, W., Shen, X., Lawrence, J. (2017), ‘Surface property modifications of silicon carbide ceramic following laser shock peening’. Journal of European Ceramic Society, 37(9), 1728 - 1739. DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2017.03.005.

 

5. Shen, X., Shukla, P., Nath, S., Lawrence, J. (2017), ‘Improvement of Mechanical Properties of Titanium Alloy (Ti6al7nb) Subject to Multiple Laser Shock Peening’. Surface and Coatings Technology, Surface & Coatings Technology, 327, 101–109. DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2017.08.009.

 

6. Shukla, P., Robertson, S., Wu, H., Telang, A., Kattoura, M., Nath, S., Mannava, S.R., Vasudevan, V.K., and J. Lawrence, (2017), ‘Surface Engineering Alumina Armour Ceramics with Laser Shock Peening’, Materials and Design, 134, 523 - 538. DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2017.08.066. 

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7.Prabhakaran, S., Kulkarni, A., Vasanth, G., Kalainathan, S., Shukla, P., and Vasudevan. V. (2017), Laser shock peening without coating induced residual stress distribution, wettability characteristics and enhanced pitting corrosion of austenitic stainless steel. Applied Surface Science, 428, 17-30. DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.09.138. 

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8.Nath, S., Shukla, P., Shen, X., and Lawrence, J. (2018) ‘Effect of Laser Shock Peening on the Phase Evolution, Residual Stress and Hardness of Hastelloy X Superalloys’. Lasers in Engineering, 39 (1-2), 97 – 112.

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9.Shen X., Shukla, P., Yao, F., Nath S., An, Z., and Lawrence J. (2018), Laser Shock Peening of Orthopaedic Ti-6Al- 7Nb: Evaluation of Topography, Wetting Characteristics, Microstructure and Residual Stress, International Journal of Peening Science and Technology, 1(2), 137 – 154.

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10.Prashantha Kumar H. G., Prabhakaran, S., Xavior, A.M., Kalainathan, S., Lin, D., Shukla, P., and Vasudevan, V.K. (2018), Enhanced surface and mechanical properties of bioinspired nanolaminate graphene-aluminium alloy nanocomposites through laser shock processing for biomedical implant and engineering applications, Materials Today Communications. 16, 81 – 89, Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2018.04.010. 

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11.Subramaniyan, P., Kalainathan, S., Shukla, P., Vasudevan, V.K. (2018), Residual Stress, Phase, Microstructure and Mechanical Property Enhancement of Ultrafine Bainitic Steel through Laser Shock Processing. Preprints 2018, 2018040362, doi: 10.20944/preprints201804.0362. v1.

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12.Ogbekene, Y.F, Shukla, P., Zhang, Y., Shen, X., Prabhakaran, S., Kalainathan, S., Gulia, K., and Lawrence, J. (2018), Enhancement in Surface Integrity with Laser Cleaning and Rust Removal of Grey cast iron Automotive Brake Disc, International Journal of Peening Science and technology, 1(2), 155 - 180.

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13.Prabhakaran, S. Prashanth Kumar, H.G., Kalainathan, S. Vasudevan, V. K., Shukla, P., Lin, D. (2018) Laser shock peening modified surface texturing, microstructure and mechanical properties of graphene dispersion strengthened aluminium nanocomposites, Surfaces and Interfaces, 14, 127-137. Doi: 10.1016/j.surfin.2018.12.003.

14.Shukla, P., Crooks, R., Wu. H., (2019), Shock-wave induced Compressive Stress in Alumina ceramics by Laser Peening, Material and Design, 167, 107626, 1-8. DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2019.107626.

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15.Prabhakaran, S., Kalainathan, S., Shukla, P., Vasudevan, V.K. (2019), Residual stress, phase, microstructure and mechanical property studies of ultrafine bainitic steel through laser shock peening. Optics and Laser Technology, 115, 447 - 458.

 

16.S. Varin, M. Agarwal, A. Chugh, N. Arivazhagan, M. Mano, S. Prabhakaran, S. Kalainathan, P. Shukla, and J. Lawrence, (2019), Effect of laser shock peening on commercial pure Titanium-1 weldment fabricated by gas tungsten arc welding technique, Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals – IIM 2019, pp 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-019-01704-1

 

17.Nath, S., Shukla, P., Behera, A., Shen, X., Lawrence, J. (2019), Evolution of dislocation density and strain hardening behaviour in Hastelloy-X Superalloys following laser shock peening, International Journal of Peening Science and Technology, 1(3), 233-257.

 

18.Shen, X., Shukla, P., Mee, C., Swanson, P., An, Z., Nie X., Waugh, D., Prabhakaran, S., Nakhodchi, S., and Lawrence,
J. (2019), Alteration of Wetting Properties of Orthopaedic Titanium Alloy (Ti-6Al-7Nb) using Laser Shock Peening, Journal of Alloys and Compound, 801, 327-342.

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19.Lu, Guoxin., Huan, Liiu., Chaohui, Lin., Zheng Zhang., Pratik, Shukla., Yongkang, Zhang., Jianhua, Yao., (2019), Improving the fretting performance of aero-engine tenon joint materials using surface strengthening, Materials Science and Technology, 35 (15), 1781 – 1788.

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20.Shen, X., Shukla P., Anand Kumar, S., Zammit, A., Swanson, P., Lawrence, J. and Fitzpatrick, M.E. (2020), Residual Stresses induced by Laser Shock Peening in Orthopaedic Ti-6Al-7Nb Alloy, Optics and Laser Technology. 131 (106446), 1-9.

 

21.Shen, X. and Shukla P., A Review of Titanium Based Orthopaedic Implants (Part-I): Physical Characteristics, Problems and the need for Surface Modification, Journal of Peening Science and Technology, 1(4) pp 301– 332.

 

22.Shen, X. and Shukla P., A Review of Laser Shock Peening in the Medical Sector (Part-II): Current State of Technology and New Applications, Journal of Peening Science and Technology, 2(1), pp 35-60.

 

23.Shen, X., Shukla, P., and Lawrence, J., (2020), On Restructuring the Microstructure of Ti-6Al-7Nb alloy before Surface Engineering, Materials Characterization. 169, 110629. IF 3.4.

 

24.Shukla, P., X. Shen, Ric Allott, Klaus Ertel, S. Robertson, R. Crookes, H. Wu, A. Zammit, P. Swanson, and M. E Fitzpatrick, (2021), Response of Silicon Nitride Subject to Laser Shock Treatment, Ceramics International, Volume 47, Issue 24, Pages 34538-34553.

 

25.Shen, X., Shukla, P., Nayak, S., Gopal, V., Prabhakaran, S., Benjamin A S., Kalainathan, S. (2022), Assessment of Wear Characteristics, Microstructure and Cell Viability of Orthopaedic Ti-6Al-7Nb Surface Treated with Laser Shock Peening. Procedings of the IMechE, Part H: J Engineering in Medicine, 1 - 19.

 

26.Srinath Ramagiri, Jamil Kanfoud, Tat-Hean Gan, Aggelos Christopoulos, George Kanterakis, Konstantinos Kitsianos, Pratik Shukla, Georgoios Liaptsis, Jonathan Laidler., (2022), Detection of kissing bond defects in composite joints using guided wave NDT and laser shock, Interational Journal of Peening Science and Technology, Vol 2, Issue 1, pp - pp.

 

27.Shukla, P., Zhang, V., Shen, X., and Swanson, P., (2022) Laser Shock Treatment of Zirconia Ceramics, Recent Progress in Materials, Lidsen Publishing Inc, (Open Access), 4, (4), 025 (pages 1-25).

 

28. Bonnici, Luana; Subramaniyan, Prabhakaran ; Glaser, Daniel ; Cassar, Glenn; Shukla Pratik; Mollicone, Pierluigi; and Zammit, Ann, (2023), Effect of Laser Shock Peening on Austempered Ductile Iron, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineering: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, Part B, 0(0). doi:10.1177/09544054231166223.

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