The influence of nanoparticles additives on the hard metals properties has been investigated. Nanoparticles introduced into a binder of average size decrease the metal interlayer and therefore increase the strength of binder and composite as a whole. The reduction of the carbide grain average size was found as well (owing to nanoparticles blocking influence on re-crystallization). Besides, the internal thermotension and adhesion wear decrease at high speed cutting (especially for stainless steel) in comparision with base hard metals. The test results display that the modification through ultrafme particles enables to improve the main properties: wear resistance – 1.6 - 2 - fold; fracture toughness – 1.8 - 2 - fold; transverse rupture toughness - at 25 - 50%; tool life – 1.3 - 4 - fold.

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The laws governing the formation of residual stresses in copper oxide nanoparticles in the process of their direct plasma-chemical synthesis in a low-pressure arc discharge plasma are studied. Correlation dependences of the residual stress and the magnetization of nanoparticles on the pressure of the gas mixture of 10% O 2 + 90% Ar are presented. The problems associated with the bifurcation of the magnetization curves during cooling in zero (ZFC) and non-zero (FC) magnetic field, non-equilibrium behavior, relaxation of magnetization and magnetic viscosity of the obtained CuO nanoparticles are discussed.

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