Nitriding using cathodic cage technique of martensitic stainless steel AISI 420 with addition of CH4

AISI 420 martensitic stainless steel samples were nitrided by cathodic cage technique with addition of methane in the atmosphere aiming to reduce chromium nitride precipitation, to increase hardness and wear resistance without the presence of characteristic defects inherent to the ionic nitriding pr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: De Sousa,R.R.M., De Araújo,F.O., Da Costa,J.A.P., De Sousa,R.S., Alves JR.,C.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:Brasil
Institución:Matéria (Rio de Janeiro. Online)
Repositorio:Matéria (Rio de Janeiro. Online)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:scielo:S1517-70762008000200012
Acceso en línea:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-70762008000200012
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:plasma nitriding
carburizing
martensitic steel
hardness
cathodic cage nitriding
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Sumario:AISI 420 martensitic stainless steel samples were nitrided by cathodic cage technique with addition of methane in the atmosphere aiming to reduce chromium nitride precipitation, to increase hardness and wear resistance without the presence of characteristic defects inherent to the ionic nitriding process. Microhardness measurements and X-ray analysis confirm the formation of a high hardness double-layer constituted by two regions: one internal region composed of carbon and another composed of nitrogen.