Structural and Phase Changes in the System Al-Si-Ti-B, Synthesized Using the Electron-Ion-Plasma Treatment Method

Abstract

The results of surface modification of silumin samples of the eutectic composition using the combined method, which includes the irradiation with plasma formed during an electric explosion of the conductive material and the subsequent processing with a high-intensity pulsed electron beam, are presented. Formation of a multilayer multiphase submicron and nanoscale structure with high mechanical and tribological properties is established. The results of the structural phase analysis of the material are discussed from the standpoint of thermodynamics.