Steel Grades with the Formation of Nitrided Cases with and Without the Surface Compound Layer, Composed of Iron Nitrides (original) (raw)

Anticorrosion nitrided layers on unalloyed and alloyed steels

IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2017

In the paper, nitrided layers on unalloyed and alloyed steels and their corrosion properties are presented. Nitrided layers in the controlled gas nitriding process on C10 and 42CrMo4 steels were formed. Two types of nitrided layers are presented: with nitride iron layers above and below 15 µm. Nitrided layer with nitride layer above 15 µm has good corrosion resistance, but after nitriding of machine parts were subsequently oxidised and impregnated. In the second type of nitrided layer, the surface layers of iron nitrides had a thickness of 3.0 to 11.0 µm. Nitrided layers with a surface layer of iron nitrides with the γ' (Fe4N) structure were formed on unalloyed steel and investigated. The so-formed layers were subject to basic metallographic, X-ray diffraction and corrosion resistance studies carried out by electrochemical methods and in a neutral salt spray chamber. It was found that the layers consisting only of γ' phase had a good corrosion resistance. Necessary requirements for achieving an enhanced resistance comprise their complete tightness and thickness not lower than 9.0 µm. Thinner layers had good electrochemical properties but did not exhibit corrosion resistance in the salt spray chamber.

Development of compound layer of iron (carbo) nitrides during nitriding of steel

Surface engineering, 2003

The composition and phase constitution of a cornpound layer developing during gaseous nitriding was investigoted ot 853 K for three comtnercial steels (AISI 120, 4340 and 1090 ) and Arrnco iron. The compound layers were characterised by light optical microscop)), X-ray dffiaction and electron probe microanalysis. The formation of the compound layer occurs along two distinct sequences: ct+y'---t andlor a(0 )--e2-y'-et.

Effects of Gas Nitriding on the Mechanical and Corrosion Properties of SACM 645 Steel

Engineering, 2011

The effects of the nitrided case produced by gas nitriding processes on the mechanical and corrosion resistance properties of the JIS SACM 645 steel were studied in this paper. JIS SACM 645 steel specimens with different substrate hardness were gas nitrided at 530˚C for various nitriding durations. Nitrided specimens were characterized by means of optical and scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, glow discharge optical spectrometry, microhardness profiling, wear test, torsion mode fatigue test as well as electrochemical corrosion test in an aerated 3.5% NaCl solution. The surface hardness values of the nitrided specimens with Fe 3 N and Fe 4 N phases precipitated in the case layer were observed higher than 1000 HV 0.1 . Mass loss measurement of the wear test showed increases of wear resistance of the nitrided specimens, and the mass losses of the specimens were strongly influenced by nitriding durations. Electrochemical measurements showed that corrosion current density of the specimens was significantly decreased after nitriding and the corrosion potential was shifted to the noble direction as the increase of the nitriding durations. The fatigue limit of the specimen nitrided for 96 h rose 44% to 600 MPa in exceeding the untreated specimen in this study.

Service Behavior of Nitride Layers of Steels for Military Applications

Coatings, 2020

Steels which are utilized in the manufacturing of specific parts of military technology such as crankshafts of engines in heavy-duty vehicles or barrels of guns must be subsequently modified by heat treatment according to the requirements of customers. Despite the hard surface of martensitic structure obtained by hardening process, steels have a low wear resistance and high values of coefficient of friction. To improve these parameters and due to the fact that many of steels which are utilized for manufacturing of mentioned parts are also categorized as Nitralloy steels, in this paper, the improvement in these properties of chosen steels by the application of plasma nitriding has been studied. The steel equivalent 17Ni4CrMo (i.e., CSN 41 6720) and equivalent 42CrMo4 (i.e., CSN 41 5142) were chosen for the study. The chemical composition of chosen steels was verified by optical emission spectrometry. The microstructure and the diffusion layer were observed by optical microscopy due t...

Low Cycle Fatigue Behaviour of Nitrided Layer of 42CrMo4 Steel

International Journal of Materials Science and Applications

Steel 42CrMo4, used in the manufacturing of transmission systems (gears), poses problems in service under specific cyclic stress conditions of the operating mode of its bodies. The treatment of ion nitriding during 20 hours with 520°C applied to 42CrMo4 steel in an untreated state (quenched and tempered) led to the formation of a compound layer (mixture of nitrides γ' and carbonitrides ε with irregular thickness evaluated at 5µm and a diffusion layer of depth equal to 295µm). In the diffusion layer, the presence of inserted nitrogen leads to the increase in hardness (3 times that of basic material) and to the creation of a compressive residual stress field (-400MPa). This superficial hardening does not modify the tensile mechanical characteristics of 42CrMo4 steel but renders it more sensitive to overload in fatigue. As a result, a 0.7% total deformation imposed corresponding to a loading level of 850MPa, constitutes the limit of gain in fatigue obtained by the ion nitriding considered.