Onnanoscale phenomena inthe electroacoustic sputtering process

Introduction. The effect of variable parameters of the electroacoustic sputtering (ELAS) process on the characteristics of the crystalline structure of hardening coatings is studied. The ELAS parameter values providing nanostructured cover coatings for machine parts and cutting tools are determined. Hardening through using such coatings allows achieving a significant (5-10 times) increase in the life of hardenable machine parts and various tools designed for mechanical processing. To obtain coatings with the desired properties of the surface layer, nanocrystalline materials should be selected. In this case, a certain content of the amorphous phase is permissible.Materials and Methods. To carry out the X-ray structural analysis, the X-ray diffraction Russian-made device DRON-3M was used. The Scherrer-Wilson method was applied to determine the granularity of particle blocks from the value of the intrinsic broadening of the diffractogram peaks. The conclusions obtained in this paper are based on the method of separation of the affecting factor contributions into broadening the diffraction reflection peaks (the Warren-Averbach method)...