Practical nitriding and ferritic nitrocarburizing / David Pye.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pye, David, 1939-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nitriding.

Case hardening.

Steel--Heat treatment.

Steel.

Physical Description:

xii, 256 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Materials Park, Ohio : ASM International, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drawing on his own long career in nitriding, Pye offers a practical rather than academic or theoretical guide to the two related surface modification techniques, for veteran and neophyte engineers and metallurgists. He discusses such aspects as choosing among the many methods and nitridable steels,

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

An Introduction to Nitriding

Why Nitride?

How Does the Nitriding Process Work?

Microstructures of Nitrided Iron and Steel

Furnace Equipment and Control Systems

Salt Bath Nitriding

Control of the Compound Zone or White Layer

Ion Nitriding

Ion Nitriding Equipment

Nitriding in Fluidized Beds

Distortion

Steels For Nitriding

Control of the Process Gas in Plasma Conditions

Processing with Nitriding

Stop-Off Procedures for Selective Nitriding

Examination of the Nitrided Case

Troubleshooting

What Is Meant by Ferritic Nitrocarburizing?

Salt Bath Ferritic Nitrocarburizing

Gaseous Ferritic Nitrocarburizing

Equipment for Ferritic Nitrocarburizing

Preparation for Ferritic Nitrocarburizing

Evaluating the Process

Index.

Notes:

Title from title screen.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-62708-350-2

1-61503-249-5

OCLC:

713860418