本书介绍了在不同尺度上对轻合金(铝和钛合金)进行外部能量作用(电爆炸合金化、大电流电子束辐照、电流作用)的实验研究结果。建立并分析了这些能量作用对铝和钛合金物理力学性能的物理机制。从集中能量流对金属的改性、不同分析测试方法、组织与性能、硬度与耐磨性等多个角度进行撰写，阐述详尽完整。

Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1 Modifying of structure-phase states and properties of metals by concentrated energy flows
1.1 Fatigue failure in metals and alloys
1.2 Face hardening of metals and alloys by concentrated energy flows
1.3 The effect of electron-beam processing on fatigue strength of various steels
1.4 The relevance of face hardening methods for the structure and properties of aluminum-silicon alloys
1.5 Processing of the surfaces in titanium and titanium-based alloys
1.6 The use of concentrated energy flows for the face hardening of titanium and its alloys
1.7 The modifying of structure and properties in a complex surface treatment
Chapter 2 Special analysis aspects of modified light alloys
2.1 Materials of research
2.2 Methods of fatigue tests
2.3 Methods of electron-beam processing
2.4 Vacuum impulse electrical explosion apparatus EVU60/10 for the generation of impulse multiphase plasma jets
2.5 Equipment for the processing of titanium alloy surface by low-energy high-current electron beam
2.6 Methods of structural studies
2.7 Methods of quantity-related proceeding of research data
Chapter 3 Structure and properties of as-cast silumin and processed by intense pulsed electron beam
3.1 Structure-phase study of as-cast silumin
3.2 Structure and phase composition of silumin irradiated by an intense pulsed electron beam
Chapter 4 Fractography of silumin surface fractured in high-cycle fatigue tests
4.1 Fractography of a fatigue failure surface in as-cast silumin
4.2 Fractography of fatigue failure surface in silumin irradiated by an intense pulsed electron beam
4.2.1 Analysis of a fracture surface in silumin samples modified by an electron beam with a minimal fatigue life
4.2.2 Analysis of a fracture surface in silumin samples modified by an electron beam with a maximal fatigue life
Chapter 5 Degradation of silumin structure and properties in high cycle fatigue tests
5.1 Degradation of silumin properties irradiated by an electron beam in high-cycle fatigue tests
5.2 Evolution of defect sub-structure and phase state of silumin irradiated by an intensive pulsed electron beam during fatigue testing
Chapter 6 Modifying of titanium alloy VT6 surface by electrical explosion alloying
6.1 Electrical explosion alloying of titanium alloy VT6 by titanium diboride
6.2 Electrical explosion alloying of titanium alloy VT6 surface by boron carbide
6.3 Electrical explosion alloying of titanium alloy VT6 surface by silicon carbide
Chapter 7 Modifying of titanium alloy VT6 surface by electrical explosion alloying and electron-beam processing
7.1 Research into titanium alloy VT6 processed in electrical explosion of diboride and irradiated by electron beam
7.2 Effect of electron-beam processing on modifying of titanium surface alloyed in electrical explosion by boron carbide
7.3 Effect of electron-beam processing on modifying of titanium surface alloyed in electrical explosion by silicon carbide
Chapter 8 Microhardness and wear resistance of modified layers
8.1 Depthwise distribution of microhardness in modified layers
8.1.1 Role of powder portion weight for depthwise microhardness distribution in zone of electrical explosion alloying
8.1.2 Importance of surface energy density for depthwise microhaxdness distribution in zone irradiated by electron beams
8.2 Wear resistance of modified layers
Chapter 9 Effect of electron-beam processing on structure and phase composition of titanium vtl-0 fractured in fatigue tests
9.1 Fracture surface, structures and phase composition of fractured titanium VT1-0 when fatigued
9.1.1 Fractography of the fatigue fracture surface
9.1.2 Defect sub-structure and phase composition of the titanium surface layer fractured during fatigue testing
9.1.3 Structure of titanium fractured in fatigue tests
9.1.4 Gradient structure developing in titaniu