THE SURFACE MORPHOLOGY INSIDE CAVITIES AFTER PLASMA NITRIDING PROCESS

1 Pokorny Zdenek
Co-authors:
1 Studeny Zbynek 1 Pospichal Miroslav
Institution:
1 University of Defence in Brno, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Brno, Czech Republic, EU
Conference:
24th International Conference on Metallurgy and Materials, Hotel Voronez I, Brno, Czech Republic, EU, June 3rd - 5th 2015
Proceedings:
Proceedings 24th International Conference on Metallurgy and Materials
Pages:
1040-1045
ISBN:
978-80-87294-58-1
ISSN:
2694-9296
Published:
12th January 2015
Proceedings of the conference were published in Web of Science and Scopus.
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Abstract

The article deals with chemical composition and mechanical properties of plasma nitrided layers after plasma nitriding process. Experiments are focused on using of plasma nitriding process for surface treatment of cavities with diameter of 8 mm. Nitrided layers were applied to steel 32CrMoV12-10 which were subsequently evaluated by metallographic, GDOES, XRD microanalysis and microhardness methods. The results of measurement showed trends of chemical composition of alloying elements after chemical-heat treated process through the length of cavity. Plasma nitriding process is applied for increasing of surface hardness of material in deep cavities. Mechanical properties of tested material were significantly increased. Experimental work showed characteristics connection among alloying elements. Properties and thickness of nitrided layer are dependent on nitride formed elements contained in core of material. The diffusion coefficient should be addict on nitride formed elements as well.

Keywords: nitriding; chemical composition, alloying elements; nitride layer

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