Electron Beam Nanostructurization of Titanium Alloys Surface

Abstract – Pulsed electron-beam treatment of a VT6 alloy was realized. The phase composition, the defect substructure, and the nanohardness of the Ti alloy were examined using optical microscopy, scanning and transmission electron diffraction mi-croscopy. The regularities and mechanisms of the formation of a nanocrystalline structure responsi-ble for the exploitation properties of the material surface layer were determined. 1