Plasma Nitriding of Steels

• Main Authors: Aghajani, Hossein (Author), Behrangi, Sahand (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Topics in Mining, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering,
• Subjects: Materials science.; Plasma (Ionized gases).; Tribology.; Corrosion and anti-corrosives.; Coatings.; Metals.; Materials > Surfaces.; Thin films.; Materials Science.; Metallic Materials.; Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films.; Tribology, Corrosion and Coatings.; Plasma Physics.

This book focuses on the effect of plasma nitriding on the properties of steels. Parameters of different grades of steels are considered, such as structural and constructional steels, stainless steels and tools steels. The reader will find within the text an introduction to nitriding treatment, the...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Conventional DC
• Pulsed DC
• RF
• Active screen
• Plasma nitriding methods
• Microstructure
• Mechanical properties
• Corrosion behavior
• Stainless steels (austenitic, martensitic and precipitation hardening stainless steels)
• Tool steels
• Constructional and structural steels
• Microwave plasma nitriding
• Outlook.