A method for laser shock peening an article including laser shock peening a first area (14) with at least one high fluence laser beam (16) and laser shock peening a border area (20) between the first area (14) and a non-laser shock peened area (22) of the article with at least one first low fluence laser beam (24). The border area (20) may be laser shock peened with a second low fluence laser beam (45) or more low fluence laser beams wherein the second low fluence laser beam (45) and others have a lower fluence than the first low fluence laser beam (24). The border area (20) may be laser shock peened with progressively lower fluence laser beams starting with the one first fluence laser beam (24) wherein the progressively lower fluence laser beams are in order of greatest fluence to least fluence in a direction outwardly from the first area through the border area (20) to the non-laser shock peened area (22). IMAGE
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