摘要 |
A process and a device for the pulsed plasma strengthening of a metallic component, in which the surface to be strengthened is not acted on in a merely punctiform manner and the roughness of the surfaces is not adversely effected, comprising the steps of: providing a metallic component ( 1, 8, 18 ), coating a surface section ( 7, 7 ') of the metallic component ( 1, 8, 18 ) with a sublimable material ( 22 ), applying a pulsed plasma jet ( 20 ) to the surface section ( 7, 7 ') in such a way that the material is sublimed and as a result a shock wave is introduced into the component ( 1, 8, 18 ) in order to form residual compressive stresses in a region which extends from the surface section ( 7, 7 ') into the component ( 1, 8, 18 ). |