Boron-carbon coatings: methods of deposition, structure features and mechanical properties

The main methods of forming coatings based on boron and carbon are considered. The main phase States formed during the synthesis of such coatings are described. Attention is paid to the analysis of the relationship between the structure and mechanical properties. A method and device for deposition of boron-carbon coatings from combined flows of carbon plasma formed by electrospark evaporation of graphite cathode by pulsed arc and boron ions generated by evaporation of the target by pulsed laser radiation is proposed.