Effect of a laser heat treatment on the thickness distribution of AZ31B Mg Alloy Truncated Cone obtained via Superplastic Forming

Thickness distribution of a Mg alloy (AZ31B) truncated cone obtained by means of the superplastic forming process (SPF) starting both from the alloy in the As Received condition and after a localised laser heat treatment, using different initial blank diameters and radii of the laser trajectory