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Laser shock peening (LSP) of Al2O3 armour ceramics is reported for the first-time. A 10J, 8ns, pulsed Nd:YAG laser with a 532nm wavelength was employed. The hardness, KIc, fracture morphology, topography, surface residual stresses and microstructures were investigated. The results showed an increase in the surface hardness by 10% which was confirmed by a reduction in Vickers indentations size by 5%...
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