Surface structure of commercially pure VT1-0 titanium irradiated by an intense pulsed electron beam

It is shown that pulsed electron beam irradiation of commercially pure titanium at a beam energy density of 10 J/cm{2}, pulse duration of 150 [mu]s, number of pulses of N=5 pulses, and pulse repetition frequency of 0.3 Hz with attendant polymorphic [alpha]->[beta]->[ alpha] transformations allows a more than five-fold decrease in the grain and subgrain sizes of the material structure

Nonequilibrium structural condition in the medical TiNi-based alloy surface layer treated by electron beam

The research is devoted to study the structural condition and their evolution from the surface to the depth of TiNi specimens treated by low-energy high-current electron beams with surface melting at a beam energy density E = 10 J/cm2, number of pulses N = 10, and pulse duration [tau] = 50 Ps. Determined thickness of the remelted layer, found that it has a layered structure in which each layer differs in phase composition and structural phase state. Refinement B2 phase lattice parameters in local areas showed the presence of strong inhomogeneous lattice strain

Improving the Mechanical Properties of SiC-ceramics by means of Vacuum Electron-ion-plasma Alloying with Titanium

The investigation results of elemental and phase composition, state of defective substructure and microhardness of the surface layer of "film (Ti)/substrate (SiC-ceramics)" system (Ti film 0.5 [mu]m thick was deposited on the surface of SiC-ceramics) subjected to treatment with an intense pulsed low-energy electron beam (15 J/cm{2}, 200 [mu]s, 0.3 s{-1}, 20 pulses) are presented. It is shown that irradiation of the "film (Ti)/substrate (SiC-ceramics)" system with an electron beam is accompanied by the formation of multielement multiphase (SiC; TiC; Ti5Si[3]) surface layer having submicro- and nanocrystalline structure. Microhardness of the irradiated surface layer reaches a value of 74 GPa, that is twice the value of microhardness of SiC-ceramics (36 GPa)

Formation of the surface alloys by high-intensity pulsed electron beam irradiation of the coating/substrate system

The results of the analysis of the structure and properties of the surface layer of aluminum A7 subjected to alloying by the intense pulsed electron beam melting of the film / substrate system. Fold increase in strength and tribological properties of the modified surface layer due to the formation of submicro - nanoscale multiphase structure have been revealed

Improving the Mechanical Properties of SiC-ceramics by means of Vacuum Electron-ion-plasma Alloying with Titanium

The investigation results of elemental and phase composition, state of defective substructure and microhardness of the surface layer of "film (Ti)/substrate (SiC-ceramics)" system (Ti film 0.5 [mu]m thick was deposited on the surface of SiC-ceramics) subjected to treatment with an intense pulsed low-energy electron beam (15 J/cm{2}, 200 [mu]s, 0.3 s{-1}, 20 pulses) are presented. It is shown that irradiation of the "film (Ti)/substrate (SiC-ceramics)" system with an electron beam is accompanied by the formation of multielement multiphase (SiC; TiC; Ti5Si[3]) surface layer having submicro- and nanocrystalline structure. Microhardness of the irradiated surface layer reaches a value of 74 GPa, that is twice the value of microhardness of SiC-ceramics (36 GPa)

Combined treatment of steel, including electrospark doping and subsequent irradiation with a high-intensity electron beam

A thermodynamic analysis of phase transformations taking place during doping of steel with tungsten and titanium has been performed. The studies on the surface layer of steel modified using the combined method (electrospark doping and the subsequent electron-beam treatment) have been carried out. Formation in the surface layer of a multi-phase submicrocrystalline structure with high strength properties has been revealed

Fractography of the fatigue fracture surface of silumin irradiated by high-intensity pulsed electron beam

The surface modification of the eutectic silumin with high-intensity pulsed electron beam has been carried out. Multi-cycle fatigue tests were performed and irradiation mode made possible the increase in the silumin fatigue life more than 3.5 times was determined. Studies of the structure of the surface irradiation and surface fatigue fracture of silumin in the initial (unirradiated) state and after modification with intense pulsed electron beam were carried out by methods of scanning electron microscopy. It has been shown, that in mode of partial melting of the irradiation surface the modification process of silicon plates is accompanied by the formation of numerous large micropores along the boundary plate/matrix and microcracks located in the silicon plates. A multi-modal structure (grain size within 30-50 μm with silicon particles up to 10 μm located on the boundaries) is formed in stable melting mode, as well as subgrain structure in the form of crystallization cells from 100 to 250 μm in size). Formation of a multi-modal, multi-phase, submicro- and nanosize structure assisting to a significant increase in the critical length of the crack, the safety coefficient and decrease in step of cracks for loading cycle was the main cause for the increase in silumin fatigue life