PROCESSING OF METAL ENGINEERING PRODUCTS WITH POWERFUL ION BEAMS
This article is devoted to the practical use of high-power ion beams in modern industry. One of the modern trends in the development of solid state physics is considered: the effect of high-power ion beams on solid materials. The results of investigation of beam-erosion treatment and hardening of products using high-power ion beams are presented. The results obtained in various research centers and fixed by the patents of the Russian Federation demonstrate the wide possibilities of processing materials and improving the performance characteristics of products made from them. Increasing the strength of products (increasing the service life) under the influence of powerful ion beams is based on structural changes in the surface layer. The possibility of effective use of powerful ion beams for cleaning the surface of products is shown, including as an intermediate technological treatment of the surface of parts before application of coatings. The article demonstrates a real improvement in such performance characteristics as fatigue strength, wear resistance, increase in microhardness, smoothing of the surface, a decrease in the level of adhesion between the cutting tool and the material to be treated, and after the preliminary treatment of products with powerful ion beams, the improvement of adhesion of wear-resistant coating for a wide class of metals, alloys and products