Electron-beam surface treatment of alloys based on titanium, modified by plasma from an electrical explosion of conducting material

Abstract

We present the results from investigating the phase composition, structure, and properties of surface layers of titanium alloys subjected to combined treatment that includes plasma alloying the electric explosion of a carbon fiber with a quantity of TiB2 powder and subsequent irradiation with a high-intensity electron beam. The formation of a multilayer, multiphase structure in the submicro- and nano-sized ranges is observed. It is shown that the properties of a alloyed layer exceed those of a bulk sample many times over.