A comparison has been made between plasma and gas nitrocarburizing processes for C60W steel in terms of structural features of the layers and the tribological properties of the specimens. Gaseous treatments were perfo...A comparison has been made between plasma and gas nitrocarburizing processes for C60W steel in terms of structural features of the layers and the tribological properties of the specimens. Gaseous treatments were performed in a sealed quench industrial furnace in optimized process cycles. For plasma nitrocarburizing, a semi - industrial size unit was operated at a range of process parameters. Experimental results indicate that increasing the treatment time increases the thickness of the compound layer but lowers the wear resistance. Plasma treatment produced a more effective case depth compared with gaseous process, providing a better uniformity. Analysis of X-ray diffraction patterns indicated that the compound layer in gas nitrocarburizing consisted of both e and y’ phases, whereas in plasma nitrocarburizing the e phase was not detected.展开更多
基金Isfahan University of Technology for financial supportthe Iranian Surface Research and Engineering Centre for plasma processing equipment.
文摘A comparison has been made between plasma and gas nitrocarburizing processes for C60W steel in terms of structural features of the layers and the tribological properties of the specimens. Gaseous treatments were performed in a sealed quench industrial furnace in optimized process cycles. For plasma nitrocarburizing, a semi - industrial size unit was operated at a range of process parameters. Experimental results indicate that increasing the treatment time increases the thickness of the compound layer but lowers the wear resistance. Plasma treatment produced a more effective case depth compared with gaseous process, providing a better uniformity. Analysis of X-ray diffraction patterns indicated that the compound layer in gas nitrocarburizing consisted of both e and y’ phases, whereas in plasma nitrocarburizing the e phase was not detected.
