The paper considers the problem of the development of new flux cored wires manufactured from concentrates and waste products of the mining industry of the Far Eastern Region. The authors provide the results of the analysis of the phase and chemical compositions of mineral raw materials, and experimental research. We have developed diagrams that offer a selection of different compositions of charge mixtures depending on the properties demanded from the weld deposited metal. We have also developed a flux cored wire for deposit welding of the automatic coupling locks of the rolling stock that ensures the hardness of the weld metal 500 НВ retaining high parameters of notch toughness (impact strength).

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The paper describes the tribotechnical properties of thin-film coatings obtained by the tribotechnical modification of 40X grade steel with different organic and inorganic tribotechnical materials (natural inorganic and artificial polymers), as well as with composite materials based on vermiculite. Comparative tribotechnical investigations revealed that composites possess better tribotechnical properties than single-component materials. The most promising materials for the tribotechnical modification of steel friction surfaces are vermiculite-based nanostructured composites that provide minimal friction coefficient and high wear resistance under the conditions of boundary friction. The tribotechnical properties of polymagnesiumphenylsiloxane are a little worse than that of the materials based on vermiculite. Polymagnesiumphenylsiloxane and nanostructured composites based on vermiculite can be used as additives to motor oils and solid lubricants, as well as for the modification of friction surfaces during manufacturing or reconditioning of machine parts to increase their durability.

The effect of molecular structure and physicochemical parameters of polymetalphenylsiloxanes in a solid state on their tribotechnical properties has been investigated. Characteristics of polymetalphenylsiloxanes (PMPS) have been determined by means of physicochemical methods. Inner structure of a solid phase of PMPS has been examined by means of positron annihilation spectroscopy (PAS). Minimal sizes of ordered (matrix) and disordered (voids) regions were calculated based on the obtained PAS data. Specific polarizing potentials responsible for the stability of PMPS spherical particles have been calculated based on physicochemical parameters.