CHARACTERISTICS OF OPHTHALMIC SCALPELS OBTAINED BY ELECTROCHEMICAL SHAPING TECHNOLOGY
The assessment of the qualitative characteristics (surface relief, cutting edge, microhardness, sharpness) of precision ophthalmic scalpels made of 45Х13М steel of various structures obtained by electrochemical shaping technology was conducted. The results showed that nanostructuring of steel using methods of intensive plastic deformation in torsion under high pressure allows to receive scalpels with better cutting edge, higher microhardness and higher sharpness of a blade, and that these scalpels do not yield to foreign analogues. The application of nanostructured steel in precision ophthalmic scalpels manufacture could be a very promising direction in implementation of programs of innovative domestic technologies development.