High current pulsed electron beam (HCPEB) has been developed intensively as a new high-power energetic beam used for surface modification of materials in the last few decades. It has been confirmed that the properties of modified surface layers of pure Al and mold steels treated by HCPEB such as wear and corrosion resistance could be improved significantly in the previous works. As a consequent, HCPEB treatment was selected to improve the surface properties of ZK60 Mg alloy because of the inferior corrosion...