Hardening of Silumin by Composite Particles Core/Shell Si@Mg

Aspects of increasing the strength of silumin due to the introduction of ultrafine silica powders into its melt are considered. The calculation of the surface energy of silicon oxide nanoparticles showed the promise of this modification. The method is proposed for increasing the adhesion of silicon to aluminum, due to the surface-active properties of magnesium and the high surface energy of nanoparticles, which contributes to the formation of chemical compounds of silicon with aluminum, and as a result, to hardening of the alloy. Due to the large difference in the surface energies of magnesium and silicon, the possibility of producing Si @ Mg core-shell nanoparticles in the one-step method under the action of an electron beam has been shown. The layout of substances in the graphite crucible, the dependence of the electron beam current to obtain Si @ Mg nanoparticles are presented.