REVIEW OF RECENT WORK ON ELECTRIC PULSE TREATMENT OF STEELS TO IMPROVE THEIR PROPERTIES

10.25712/ASTU.1811-1416.2025.03.010

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Keywords:

electric pulse treatment, electroplastic effect, microstructure, defects, cracks, mechanical proper-ties, corrosion resistance.

Abstract

Electric pulse treatment (EPT) of steels based on the electroplastic effect (EPE) has found wide application in various branches of industry. The EPE is most often explained by the combined effect of thermal ef-fects (non-uniform release of joule heat on structural defects), athermal effects (the effect of the electron wind, the skin effect, and the interaction of dislocations with local stoppers), and the effect of a magnetic field (the pinch ef-fect and the spin softening of the metal). EPT is usually applied for the purpose of healing defects (fatigue cracks or pores), improving microstructure (grain refinement, changing phase composition, performing phase transformations, dissolving precipitates), increasing mechanical properties (plasticity), increasing corrosion resistance and wear re-sistance, reducing residual stresses and increasing the efficiency of metal processing methods (drawing, rolling, etc.). The purpose of this review was to analyze the work and summarize the achievements in the EPT of steels over the past few years. The works on EPT of various steels for each of the above-mentioned purposes were reviewed. In addition, new achievements in the field of EPT include the use of this method to improve the microstructure of steels produced using additive manufacturing technologies. Computer simulations (such as finite element methods) and machine learning techniques are also being used in the study of EPT.

Author Biographies

Ilya Sugonyako, Ufa State Petroleum Technological University, Kosmonavtov St. 1, 450062, Ufa, Russia

Postgraduate student, Engi-neer of the Reverse engineering center, Ufa State Petroleum Technological University.

Alina Morkina, Ufa State Petroleum Technological University, Kosmonavtov St. 1, 450062, Ufa, Russia

Engineer of the Reverse engi-neering center of Ufa State Petroleum Technologi-cal University, Junior Research Associate of the Youth Laboratory “Metals and Alloys under Ex-treme Impacts” of the Ufa University of Science and Technology, postgraduate student of Institute for Metals Superplasticity Problems RAS,

Danila Tarov, Ufa University of Science and Technology, Zaki Validi St. 32, 450076, Ufa, Russia

Research Engineer of the Fash-ion Laboratory “Metals and Alloys under Extreme Impacts” of the Ufa University of Science and Technology.

Pavel Tatarinov, Polytechnic Institute (branch) of Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education «North-Eastern Federal University named after M.K. Ammosov», Tikhonova St. 5, 678170, Mirny, Russia.

Senior Lecturer of the De-partment «Electric Power Engineering and Auto-mation of Industrial Production», Polytechnic In-stitute (branch) in Mirny, North-Eastern Federal University named after M. K. Ammosov.

Yuri Bebikhov, Polytechnic Institute (branch) of Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education «North-Eastern Federal University named after M.K. Ammosov», Tikhonova St. 5, 678170, Mirny, Russia.

Doctor of Physical and Math-ematical Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Department «Electric power engineering and automation of industrial production», Polytechnic Institute (branch) in Mirny, North-Eastern Federal University named after M. K. Ammosov.

Alexander Semenov, Polytechnic Institute (branch) of Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education «North-Eastern Federal University named after M.K. Ammosov», Tikhonova St. 5, 678170, Mirny, Russia.

Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Polytechnic Institute (branch) in Mirny, North-Eastern Federal University named after M. K. Ammosov.

Elena Korznikova, Ufa University of Science and Technology, Zaki Validi St. 32, 450076, Ufa, Russia

Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Head of the Youth Labora-tory “Metals and Alloys under Extreme Impacts”, Ufa University of Science and Technology.

Sergey Dmitriev, Institute of Molecule and Crystal Physics, Ufa Federal Research Centre of RAS, Oktyabrya Pr., 71, Ufa, 450054, Russia

Doctor of Physical and Math-ematical Sciences, Professor, Ufa State Petroleum Technological University, Head of Lab. Institute of Molecule and Crystal Physics UFRC RAS, Chief Researcher IMSP RAS..

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Published

2025-09-30

How to Cite

Sugonyako И., Morkina А., Tarov Д., Tatarinov П., Bebikhov Ю., Semenov А., Korznikova Е., & Dmitriev С. (2025). REVIEW OF RECENT WORK ON ELECTRIC PULSE TREATMENT OF STEELS TO IMPROVE THEIR PROPERTIES: 10.25712/ASTU.1811-1416.2025.03.010. Fundamental’nye Problemy Sovremennogo Materialovedenia / Basic Problems of Material Science, 22(3), 342–358. Retrieved from https://ojs.altstu.ru/index.php/fpsm/article/view/1257

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 3 (2025): Basic Problems of Material Science

Section

SECTION 2. METAL SCIENCE AND HEAT TREATMENT OF METALS AND ALLOYS