Experimental results on the impact of pulsed ion beam with parameters the pulse duration 80 ns, energy of 200 keV and current density 120 А/сm2 , pulse energy ~ 1,5 J/сm2 on the alloy Zr1Nb on structure – phase state of the alloy of zirconium Zr1Nb. It is shown that such irradiation leads to changes in the structure of the surface and the hardening of the material.