With a purpose of creating anti-erosion protection on turbine rotor blades the experiments in electrospark alloying using electrodes made of different materials: Т15К6 hard alloy and 15Х11МФШ steel were conducted. Reduction of the roughness of a surface layer having a uniform thickness was achieved upon its hardening with a steel electrode. The electrospark alloying process was perfected. Tests of mechanical properties of blade samples hardened with steel revealed overmatch of GOST requirements for strength and ductility. Increasing of surface layer microhardness was also achieved. For anti-erosion protection of leading edges of the turbine rotor blades it is recommended to replace the applied electrode made ofТ15 К6 alloy with the one made of 15Х11МФШ steel.

The reliability of the vane apparatus of steam turbines largely determines the operation of the turbine as a whole. The results of scientific research indicate that the surface operation of the blades in the wet-steam flow is caused by a combination of corrosion and drip erosion. The presence of chemical elements and compounds in the working fluid intensifies the process of blade wear. The pH value of the working environment, which can fluctuate significantly during operation, has a significant effect on the wear characteristics. The influence of methods of strengthening the leading edges of steam turbine blades made of steel is analyzed 15H11MF on corrosion resistance. Corrosion tests of blade samples were carried out, the inlet edges of which were strengthened in three ways: high current amplification, electrospark alloying with T15K6 alloy, electrospark alloying with steel 15H11MF. According to the results of the tests, the layer strengthened by hardening by high-frequency currents has the lowest corrosion rate, the layer strengthened by electrospark alloying with T15K6 hard alloy has the highest. The corrosion rate of the layer reinforced by electrospark alloying of steel 15H11MF is 2.1 less than that of the layer reinforced with T15K6 alloy.

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