OVERHEATING OF PLASMA-NITRIDED WORKPIECES WITH CYLINDRICAL BLIND HOLES

Authors
DESOUSA RS ALVES C
Citation
Rs. Desousa et C. Alves, OVERHEATING OF PLASMA-NITRIDED WORKPIECES WITH CYLINDRICAL BLIND HOLES, Journal of materials engineering and performance, 6(3), 1997, pp. 300-302
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science
Journal title
Journal of materials engineering and performance → ACNP
ISSN journal
10599495
Volume
6
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
300 - 302
Database
ISI
SICI code
1059-9495(1997)6:3<300:OOPWWC>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
In the plasma nitriding process, the workpiece is uniformly covered by glow discharge and is heated by ionic and neutral species bombardment . In this study, AISI 304 stainless steel workpieces with cylindrical blind holes were plasma nitrided in an atmosphere of H-2-20N(2) at 100 0 Pa, 773 K, for 2 h. The influence of the hole dimensions on the temp erature uniformity was investigated. This work is important for the pl asma nitriding of workpieces with complex geometrical shapes, such as gearing, crankshafts, dies, and injection nozzles.