Microhardness Of Layer Research Articles

Microstructure and wear resistance of bimodal cemented carbide coating prepared by direct laser powder deposition

Compact spherical WC-12Co composite powder was deposited on 304 stainless steel substrate by multi-layer laser powder deposition (LPD) to fabricate cemented carbide coating. The phase constitution and microstructure of the coating as well as the feedstock powder were characterized. Microhardness and dry sliding wear tests were also performed to assess the mechanical properties of the coating. The results showed that the coating exhibited distinct microstructures and phase constitutions at different depths due to the various thermal cycles and the resulting heat damages of feedstock powders. The upper region of the coating (i.e. the wear resistant layer) exhibited bimodal microstructure in which the incompletely dissolved WC-Co composite particles preserved the original submicron sintered structure and secondary carbides were precipitated around them. Owing to the fine-grained strengthening of submicron WC grains in the undissolved areas, the microhardness of wear resistant layer was enhanced to 8 times that of the substrate. The wear rate of the cemented carbide coating was about three orders of magnitude lower than that of the substrate when dry sliding against Al2O3 ball under 10 N normal load. The bimodal structure of the wear resistant layer and the synergistic enhancement of differently sized carbides are the key factors for the excellent wear resistance of the coating.

Brazing Si3N4 Ceramic to Molybdenum Using an Ag-Cu-Ti Filler

A Si3N4 ceramic was successfully joined to molybdenum(Mo) using an Ag-Cu-Ti filler alloy. The interfacial microstructure of the Si3N4/Ag-Cu-Ti/Mo joint was investigated by scanning an electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectrometer, and x-ray diffraction. The results showed the joint brazed at 900˚C for 10 min was smooth, and there were no holes and cracks at the interface. A continuous reaction layer, which is composed of TiN and TiSi2, was formed near the Si3N4 ceramic, with TiN being located near the ceramic. The central part of the joint was composed of Ag- and Cu-based solid solutions. At the side near the Mo metal, there was a formation of the MoTi solid solution. The typical structure of the Si3N4/Mo joint was Si3N4/TiN  TiSi2 reaction layer/Ag(s,s) Cu(s,s)/MoTi/Mo. Because TiN and TiSi2 com-pounds are generated on the ceramic side, the microhardness of the reaction layer on the ceramic side was de-creased but still much higher than the hardness of the brazing seam and the Mo base material. The shear strength of the brazed joint was 204 MPa at room temperature.

Effect of WC content on microstructure, hardness, and wear properties of plasma cladded Fe–Cr–C–WC coating

The Q235 sample was coated with ball-milled Fe–Cr–C–WC powder using plasma cladding technology, and the influence of tungsten carbide (WC) content on the surface microstructure, hardness, and wear properties of the coated steel was evaluated. The single factor test of optimal WC content was carried out on DML-02BD plasma cladding machine, and the material after cladding was analyzed. The microstructure distribution, elemental composition and phase composition of the coating were observed by MIRA3-XMH scanning electron microscopy. The microhardness of cladding layer can indirectly reflect the properties of cladding layer to a certain extent, which is measured by the Vickers microhardness tester. The wear quality, friction coefficient and wear mark morphology can directly reflect the wear resistance of the test blocks. These are observed by the ring block friction and wear tester and the ultra depth of field microscope, respectively. With an increasing WC content, the microhardness of the cladding layer shows an upward trend. The main hard phases of the cladding layer after adding WC are (Cr, Fe)7C3, (Fe, Ni)23C7, and the other phases are γ-Fe, Fe3W3C, WCandFe2W. After 6 h friction and wear test, the cladding layer with 30%WC showed the best wear resistance. The total wear amount, wear volume, wear rate and friction coefficient were 0.01 g, 4.22 mm3, 2.344 × 10–4 mm3/(N·m), and 0.35, which were 1/10, 1/5, 1/5, and 7/10 of those without WC cladding layer, respectively. It can be concluded that different WC contents affect the surface microstructure and properties of Fe–Cr–C alloy coating treated by plasma cladding technology. At a WC content of 30%, the microstructure and properties of the cladding layer reach the best.

Study of temperature and stresses using finite element analysis in turning of C45 material

Parts machined by high cutting speeds can often exhibit high fatigue strength, increased micro-hardness in the surface layers and plastic deformations, due to the tool cutting edge radius associated with the induced stresses. The changing of rake and clearance angles has an important influence on the chip formation, cutting forces, residual stresses, temperatures in both the workpiece and the tool. International research on the influence of geometric parameters of the tool on the entire cutting process, are of particular importance to understand this process development. The approach of this study, considers the parametric realization of the cutting tool profile - a coated TiC turning chisel, which will be used in the finite element simulation of the orthogonal turning process. Deform 2D application, which is a powerful simulation engine was chosen and allows the correct simulation of the cutting process in real machining conditions. Deform 2D enables the automatically meshing and remeshing generation and also the optimization whenever needed and wherever is required a high accuracy, thereby reducing the overall difficulty of the problem and the computational requirements. Using Lagrangian discretization, the machining process was simulated and made possible to observe and present a series of conclusions and own points of view regarding the temperature distribution at the tool tip and in the workpiece, the effective stresses distribution and the cutting force variation under the rake and clearance angles influences.

Effect of Ni-coated WC reinforced particles on microstructure and mechanical properties of laser cladding Fe-Co duplex coating

Fe-Co duplex coating has been deposited onto crystallizer copper plates surface by Nd: YAG laser cladding. To further improve the wear resistance of the duplex coating, the effects of various nickel-coated WC (Ni/WC) contents on the microstructural characterization and wear properties of different coatings have been investigated by using optical microscopy (OM), X-ray diffractometer (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy disperse spectroscope (EDS). The experimental results indicated that the microstructures of the Co-based layer were mainly composed of dendrite and eutectic structure, which were refined with increasing Ni/WC content. Compared with the Co-based layer without Ni/WC, the addition of Ni/WC facilitated the formation of new phase Co3W9C4 and WC. Moreover, the decomposition of WC particles on the Co-based layer enhanced the effect of solid solution strengthening, resulting in an improvement of the microhardness and wear resistance of the working layer. Based on the obtained results, the incorporation of Ni/WC was an attainable way to improve the tribological properties of Co-based alloy coatings.

Process, microstructure and microhardness of GH3039 superalloy processed by laser metal wire deposition

Laser metal deposition has high build rate and it is suitable for fabricating parts with larger sizes. Using the metal wire as feedstock material in laser metal deposition is a potential and promising approach compared with other metal additive manufacturing technologies, due to the metal wire is with lower cost, higher material efficiency and less pollution to environment. However, the experience and development activities relevant to metal wire based additive manufacturing are relatively limited. In this work, laser metal wire deposition was conducted to fabricate single-track cladding layers of GH3039 superalloy at different processing parameters, the empirical models and correlations between the main processing parameters (laser power (P), laser scanning speed (V) and wire feeding rate (F)) and geometrical characteristics (clad width (W), clad height (H), penetration depth (h), dilution (D) and wetting angle (θ)) of the cladding layers were studied by employing the combined parameter PαVβFγ and regression analysis (RA) method, which provides the possibility of predicting the geometrical characteristics under the applied processing parameters. To verify the correctness of the empirical models and study the layer-by-layer problems, the multi-layer single-track thin wall of GH3039 superalloy was fabricated and investigated. Furthermore, the microstructure and the microhardness of the cladding layers which may be aid for facilitating the industrial applications of laser metal wire deposition were also studied.

Core-shell structural iron based metal matrix composite powder for laser cladding

WC is considered as a good choice for the reinforced phase of many composite alloys because of its excellent hardness and good wear resistance. In the past, micro WC particles physically mixed with micro metal particles were also widely used in laser cladding, however, micron WC particles often sink down to the bottom and may cause uneven element distribution, holes, cracks, and other defects in the cladding layer due to its high density and high laser absorption rate. Here, we prepare a core-shell structural 420-nano WC-Co composite powder by high energy ball milling. The composite powder has high circularity and high fluidity, which is suitable for laser cladding. The cladding layer with no holes or cracks can be attained using the core-shell structural composite powders, moreover, the nano WC-Co particles are evenly distributed in the cladding layer and the microhardness of the cladding layer has enhanced significantly.

Microstructure and Wear Resistance of WS2/W Composite Coating on TC4 Titanium Alloy Surface

In order to achieve the demand for improving the wear resistance of titanium alloy surfaces, a combination of magnetron sputtering (PVD), chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and thermal vulcanization methods is used to prepare highly wear-resistant WS2/W Composite coating on the surface of TC4 titanium alloy. Scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffractometer (XRD) and X-ray energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) were used to characterize the micro-morphology, microstructure and chemical composition of the composite coating. The micro-hardness and wear resistance of the composite coating were tested. The results show that the thickness of each layer of the WS2/W composite coating prepared by the experiment is about 16μm and 60μm respectively, the coating structure is dense, and the interface between the layers is obvious. The average micro-hardness of WS2 layer and W layer are 110.4HV and 740.1HV respectively. The surface friction factor of WS2/W composite coating is 0.15, which is about 18% of the matrix (0.85). The wear rate is 1.184 × 10-6mm3·mm-1, which is about 45% of the substrate (1.628 × 10-6mm3·mm-1), which has better wear resistance and anti-friction characteristics.

Tribological researches of electroerosive processing of steel details of cars

The article considers the technology of electroerosive treatment of steel friction pairs and presents the results of experimental studies. Analysis of experimental studies has shown that an increase in the anode-cathode voltage leads to a sharp decrease in the microhardness of the surface layer. The study also allowed to determine the characteristic size of the structural elements, the height parameters of the surface roughness. The elemental composition of the initial surface of the sample made of steel 15HGN2TA differs from the composition of the coatings and surface layers of the samples modified by electroerosive treatment with different electrodes. In the mode of operation of the "anode - cathode" system on the cathode surface due to dissipative processes, a thin layer of coating of a stable modified structure is formed. It is shown that the height of surface irregularities in the areas after friction is higher than in the areas of the surface outside the friction track, which is associated with the formation on the surface of the samples of the friction transfer film. It was found that the frictional interaction of steel samples treated by electroerosion method forms a thin film on the friction surface of steel samples, which leads to a change in the topography of surfaces with increasing height of microroughnesses and structuring of the transfer film in the sliding direction. The influence of electroerosive treatment of steel surfaces on the wear resistance of the metal-polymer tribosystem was established and the optimal treatment modes were obtained: voltage U = 145-150 V, capacitor capacity C = 225-230 μF, treatment duration t = 3-4 min / cm2, providing the greatest reduction in speed wear of the polymer counterbody and recommended in the development of technological processes of electroerosive treatment.

Analysis of the Welding Type and Filler Metal Influence on Performance of a Regenerated Gear.

This paper presents the results of voluminous experimental investigations conducted to analyze the influence of the welding procedure on the performance of regenerated gears. Cylindrical spur gears were tested, both newly manufactured and regenerated, in two fundamentally different ways: by hard facing (surfacing) with the “hard” filler metal (DUR 600-IG) and with the “soft” filler metal (EVB2CrMo) with subsequent cementation and quenching. The regeneration procedures were defined and executed, while, subsequently, the microstructure and microhardness of the hard-faced layers were established and measured, followed by checking the durability of the hard-faced teeth flanks. Finally, techno-economic analysis was performed to establish the rationality of the conducted regenerations, i.e., the costs of regenerated and newly manufactured teeth were compared. Based on the results of the conducted investigations, it was possible to establish the influence of the welding type on the performance characteristics (primarily the service life) of the regenerated gears. For individual reparatory hard facing, the procedure with the “hard” filler metal exhibited better characteristics, while for batch reparation of numerous damaged gears, the reparation with the “soft” filler metal, followed by cementation and heat treatment, might be more convenient.

Effect of Glow Discharge Treatment on the Depth and Degree of Structural Phase Modification of Tool Steel Products

The structure and phase composition of 1.1625, 1.2080 and 1.3343 tool steels (DIN) were studied and the research results are presented. The glow discharge treatment is shown to lead to dissolution and redistribution of the carbide phase, a change in the degree of crystal lattice distortion of the matrix phase, and a decrease in the residual austenite in the surface layer to a depth of 80 μm, which results in a 15% to 30% increase in the microhardness of the surface layers of materials.

Manufacturing of three-layered sandwich composite of AA1050/LZ91/AA1050 using cold roll bonding process

In this paper, for the first time, dual-phase Mg-Li alloy is used to produce a three-layered Al/Mg/Al composite with the use of the cold roll bonding process. The low density and high ductility are known as the essential advantages of the Mg-Li alloys, while a couple of important problems should be taken into account, namely low corrosion resistance and low strength. It has been tried to deal with the mentioned problems by performing cold work and cover the Mg sheet with the Al similar plates. To investigate the Mg-Al layers bonding quality, mechanical properties and microstructure were examined for different thicknesses reduction ratio. The peeling test results showed that with increasing rolling pressure, the size and number of cracks on the brittle surfaces due to brushing, surface expansion, and metal extrusion between the cracks were improved by rising the reduction thickness ratio, bond strength enhanced, sharply. The UTS of 33.33% thickness reduction three-layered Al/Mg sample was obtained 186.5 MPa, which was more than 2.1 and 1.3 times higher than the initial Al1050 and MgLZ91 samples, respectively. However, because of increasing the amount of thickness reduction, roll-bonded layers’ quality, the tensile strength of the composite, and the microhardness of both layers increased. Furthermore, the elongation has reduced, and the maximum ultimate tensile strength and microhardness were achieved at 66.67% thickness reduction.

EFFECT AND MECHANISM OF CeO2 ON THE MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF Ni60A–Cr3C2 LASER CLADDING LAYER

Using laser cladding technology, a Ni60A alloy cladding layer added with rare earth oxides CeO2 and Cr3C2 was prepared on the surface of Cr12MoV die steel. Through scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) analyses, the influence of CeO2 on the microstructure, hardness and wear resistance of Ni60A–Cr3C2 laser cladding layer was studied, and the mechanism of action of CeO2 was discussed. The results show that in the laser cladding Ni60A–Cr3C2 coating, after adding CeO2 powder, the cladding layer is well formed and the microstructure is significantly refined. As the addition of CeO2 increases, the microhardness of the cladding layer increases first and then decreases. When the addition amount of CeO2 is 2[Formula: see text]wt.%, the microhardness of the coating is the largest, which is 1107[Formula: see text]HV. As the content of CeO2 continues to increase, the hardness decreases. As the content of CeO2 in the cladding layer increases, the wear loss of the sample first decreases and then increases. When the mass fraction of CeO2 is 1[Formula: see text]wt.%, the wear loss of the cladding layer is the least and the wear resistance is the best. The wear morphology of the Ni60A[Formula: see text]+[Formula: see text]Cr3C2 cladding layer without adding CeO2 appears with a lot of abrasive debris, and the main mechanism is adhesive wear. When the addition amount of CeO2 is 1[Formula: see text]wt.%, the wear mainly appears as furrow, which denotes abrasive wear.

ВЛИЯНИЕ МАТЕРИАЛА И РАЗМЕРОВ ИЗДЕЛИЯ НА ПАРАМЕТРЫ УПРОЧНЕНИЯ ВОЛНОЙ ДЕФОРМАЦИИ

Previously it was defined that geometrical dimensions of material worked have a significant impact upon the process of wave deformation strengthening, as at equal volumes of strengthened samples and processing modes there are observed different cards of micro-hardness in surface layers. 
 In the paper there are shown investigations of the impact of dimensions of samples made of different material kinds (steel 45, titanium VT 1-0, bronze BRAZh 9-4, aluminum alloy B-95) upon wave deformation strengthening parameters). The investigations mentioned were carried out for the first time on a test desk specially developed. Strengthening effectiveness was estimated according to micro-hardness distribution in a surface layer. The analysis of the results obtained allowed defining that in chosen modes of WDS takes place strengthening not only a face surface but a back one of the sample at that in the core of the sample an initial hardness of material is kept. The investigations carried out allowed defining the fact that at the increase of material thickness from 10 to 20 mm resulted in the growth of degree (ΔHμ) and depth (hμ) of strengthening at WDS of samples of steel 45 - by 24 and 32%, samples of bronze BRAZh 9-4 – by 22 and 21%, samples of titanium VT 1-0 – by 24 and 32%, samples of aluminum alloy B-95 – by 40 and 62%. The samples length increase from 50 to 100 mm is accompanied by the decrease of ΔHμ and hμ at strengthening: steel 45 – by 36 and 70%, bronze BRAZh 9-4 – by 27 and 43%, titanium VT 1-0 – by 24 and 32%, aluminum alloy B-95 – by 40 and 62%.

ПРИБОРНАЯ РЕАЛИЗАЦИЯ МАГНИТНОГО МЕТОДА ОПРЕДЕЛЕНИЯ ТОЛЩИНЫ УПРОЧНЕННОГО СЛОЯ МЕТАЛЛА ОСИ ПОДВИЖНОГО СОСТАВА

The simplest and accessible method for rolling-stock axle surface strengthening is surface processing with cold plastic deformation by means of rolling. This process is one of the stages in manufacturing diesel locomotive and car axles of a rolling-stock. 
 The basic parameters of rolling engineering process are micro-hardness of a metal surface strengthened layer and its depth, which at present are controlled by means of cutting out longitudinal polished specimens from the axle and in case of the deviation from the required value the whole set axles is rejected. That is why there is offered a method of the non-destruction control of micro-hardness and depth of axle strengthening the essence of which is not only in the control of a strengthening degree value, but in the instant correction of rolling equipment in case of the deviation from the parameter, as this device is integrated in the interface of a rolling machine. In such a way, an actual value of strengthened layer micro-hardness will be always within the specified limits. The principle of device operation is based on the topography changes in the scattering magnetic field of preliminary magnetized local volume of ferromagnetic material. There are shown numerical experiments for the dependence parameter definition of a scattering field of a magnetic mark from thickness and magnetic properties of a strengthened metal layer which had given a possibility to obtain the analytical dependences of a strengthened layer thickness and coercive force of the strengthened layer upon the parameters of a horizontal and vertical constituents of the scattering field strength of the magnetic mark. There are obtained results of natural experiments which allow defining magnetic properties of the upper metal layer in the axle and checking the correctness of data obtained at numerical computations, computation errors do not exceed 6%. The integration circuit of the mentioned structure-scope in the configuration of a rolling machine to obtain a feedback on a micro-hardness value of a surface strengthened layer.

Multi-phase ion-plasma Cu-Ti coatings deposited on copper and copper beryllium alloy

The paper presents outcomes of vacuum-arc plasma-assisted deposition of titanium, titanium nitride and copper on copper (C11000) and the hardened copper beryllium alloy (C17200) at a temperature of 320÷k330°C. The study has revealed that multi-phase coatings form when varying discharge currents generated by arc evaporators and supply sequences of producer gas (argon) and nitrogen. An X-ray phase analysis has demonstrated these coatings to consist of copper, titanium and CuTi, CuTi2 and TiN compounds. Another important outcome to emerge from the study is that ion-plasma processing results in ageing of copper beryllium alloy and furthers the formation of CuBe particles. The microhardness of Cu-Ti coatings is as high as 400÷540 HV0.02 provided that the elements are vacuum-arc deposited at a temperature of 320÷k330°C. The microhardness of a nitrogenized Cu-TiN surface layer is measured to be 760 HV0.05. The thickness of deposited coatings is within several micrometers, so the measured hardness hardly complies with the real characteristic of coatings because the indenter breaks a thin hard layer. In addition, vacuum-arc sputtering of titanium and copper cause metal drops on the surface, as a consequence, the hardness of coatings is below referential values.

Study on Friction and Wear Properties of Zr–Cu–Ni–Al Crystalline Powder Cladding and Amorphous Composite Powder Cladding by Laser

In order to improve the friction and wear performance and surface hardness of AISI 1045 steel and expand its application range, this paper carried out the research on friction and wear performance and surface hardness of Zr65Al7.5Ni10Cu17.5 crystalline powder (CP) and amorphous powder (AP) after laser cladding on AISI 1045 steel surface. The results show that both CP and amorphous powder (AP) formed a cladding layer on the surface of AISI 1045 steel under laser irradiation. The thickness of the cladding layer is about 400 μm, and the thickness of the AP cladding layer is slightly larger than that of the CP cladding layer. The results show that there are many holes in the AP cladding layer, and holes can be observed at the junction with the matrix; while the CP cladding layer is well combined with the matrix and no holes are observed. The friction performance of CP cladding layer is better than that of AP cladding layer. In the wear marks of the AP cladding layer, there are bonding areas, while the wear marks of the CP cladding layer have a furrow-like morphology, and part of the matrix is exposed. The surface microhardness and average microhardness of AP cladding layer are 49% and 94% higher than that of CP cladding layer, respectively. Hardness modification has obvious advantages. The reasons for porosity, large friction coefficient and low stability of the friction experiment of the AP cladding layer are analyzed and discussed. The ideas and methods for improving the laser irradiation to achieve both high wear resistance and high strength of the AP cladding layer are proposed.

High Temperature Tribological Behavior of Borocarburized Layer on Q235 Steel

A borocarburized layer was successfully fabricated on the surface of Q235 low-carbon steel via double glow treatment to improve the wear resistance at elevated temperature. The phase composition and microstructure of borocarburized layer were investigated by XRD and SEM. The microhardness of borocarburized layer from the surface to the substrate were detected. And the tribological behaviors of borocarburized layer and substrate were investigated under the dry-sliding against ZrO2 ball at three temperatures. The results indicate that the borocarburized layer consists of an outermost boride layer and a transition layer of carburized layer. The boride layer with main phase of Fe2B has a high hardness around 1700 HV, and the hardness of transition layer with main phase of Fe5C3 is around 600 HV. The novel gradient structure of an outermost boride layer and inner carburized layer is design in this research decreases the hardness mismatch of coating to prevent the boride layer peeling off. The friction coefficient and specific wear rate of borocarburized layer are much lower than that of substrate at the same temperature. In addition, the wear mechanism of substrate is mainly fatigue wear and slightly adhesive wear at 20℃. When the wear test performs at 200℃, the substrate wear mechanism is adhesive wear and fatigue wear. The wear mechanism of borocarburized layer is main abrasive wear at 20℃ and 200℃. And the wear mechanism of both substrate and borocarburized layer are main oxidation wear and adhesive wear at 500℃. The borocarburized layer effectively improves the wear resistance of low carbon steel due to the higher hardness and great thermal stability at high temperature.

Advanced Complex Analysis of the Thermal Softening of Nitrided Layers in Tools during Hot Die Forging.

This article is devoted to the issues of thermal softening of materials in the surface layer of forging tools. The research covers numerical modeling of the forging process, laboratory tests of tempering of nitrided layers, and the analysis of tempering of the surface layer of tools in the actual forging process. Numerical modeling was supported by measuring the temperature inside the tools with a thermocouple inserted into the tool to measure the temperature as close to the surface as possible. The modeling results confirmed the possibility of tempering the die material. The results of laboratory tests made it possible to determine the influence of temperature on tempering at different surface layer depths. Numerical analysis and measurement of surface layer microhardness of tools revealed the destructive effect of temperature during forging on the tempering of the nitrided layer and on the material layers located deeper below the nitrided layer. The results have shown that in the hot forging processes carried out in accordance with the adopted technology, the surface layer of working tools is overheated locally to a temperature above 600 °C and tempering occurs. Moreover, overheating effects are visible, because the surface layer is tempered to a depth of 0.3 mm. Finally, such tempering processes lead to a decrease in the die hardness, which causes accelerated wear because of the abrasion and plastic deformation. The nitriding does not protect against the tempering phenomenon, but only delays the material softening process, because tempering occurs in the nitrided layer and in the layers deeper under the nitrided layer. Below the nitrided layer, tempering occurs relatively quickly and a soft layer is formed with a hardness below 400 HV.

МОДЕЛИ МАТЕРИАЛОВ ПРИ ИССЛЕДОВАНИИ ВОЛНОВОГО ДЕФОРМАЦИОННОГО УПРОЧНЕНИЯ МЕТОДОМ КОНЕЧНЫХ ЭЛЕМЕНТОВ

The problem of necessity in the development of loading environment models (materials processed) which has great importance at the finite element simulation of basic processes (technologies) is considered. 
 As a rule, material model programs embedded into CAE cannot be used completely in the computations because of their limited set of physical-mechanical properties, most often insufficient for the adequate simulation of the process under investigation. By the example of the technology of wave deformation strengthening taking into account its peculiarities in the paper for the first time there are developed material models: steel45, BrAZh9-4; VT1-0; B-95 and the estimation of their adequacy is carried out. The creation of each model of material is a unique process and implies not only the pattern completion with data from reference books, but also with data obtained as a result of the fulfillment of corresponding experimental investigations of properties peculiar to material under working. As a result there are developed adequate models of materials having an admissible error (not exceeding 7.4%) for micro-hardness and depth of surface layer strengthening that allows recommending their use at the investigation of wave deformation strengthening through a finite element method.