Characterization of plasma nitrided layers produced on sintered iron
Plasma nitriding is a thermo-physical-chemical treatment process, which promotes surface hardening, caused by interstitial diffusion of atomic nitrogen into metallic alloys. In this work, this process was employed in the surface modification of a sintered ferrous alloy. Scanning electron microscopy...
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doaj-07f35af76a8b427aaf323b4966b0f6762020-11-25T03:35:58ZengElsevierJournal of Materials Research and Technology2238-78542014-07-013321021610.1016/j.jmrt.2014.04.003Characterization of plasma nitrided layers produced on sintered ironMarcos Alves Fontes0Ricardo Gomes Pereira1Frederico Augusto Pires Fernandes2Luiz Carlos Casteletti3Pedro Augusto de Paula Nascente4Departamento de Engenharia de Materiais, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, BrazilDepartamento de Engenharia de Materiais, Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, BrazilDepartamento de Engenharia de Materiais, Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, BrazilDepartamento de Engenharia de Materiais, Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, BrazilDepartamento de Engenharia de Materiais, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, BrazilPlasma nitriding is a thermo-physical-chemical treatment process, which promotes surface hardening, caused by interstitial diffusion of atomic nitrogen into metallic alloys. In this work, this process was employed in the surface modification of a sintered ferrous alloy. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses, and wear and microhardness tests were performed on the samples submitted to ferrox treatment and plasma nitriding carried out under different conditions of time and temperature. The results showed that the nitride layer thickness is higher for all nitrided samples than for ferrox treated samples, and this layer thickness increases with nitriding time and temperature, and temperature is a more significant variable. The XRD analysis showed that the nitrided layer, for all samples, near the surface consists in a mixture of γ′-Fe4N and ɛ-Fe3N phases. Both wear resistance and microhardness increase with nitriding time and temperature, and temperature influences both the characteristics the most.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785414000465Plasma nitridingPowder sintered metalScanning electron microscopyX-ray diffraction |
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Marcos Alves Fontes Ricardo Gomes Pereira Frederico Augusto Pires Fernandes Luiz Carlos Casteletti Pedro Augusto de Paula Nascente Characterization of plasma nitrided layers produced on sintered iron Journal of Materials Research and Technology Plasma nitriding Powder sintered metal Scanning electron microscopy X-ray diffraction |
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Marcos Alves Fontes Ricardo Gomes Pereira Frederico Augusto Pires Fernandes Luiz Carlos Casteletti Pedro Augusto de Paula Nascente |
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Characterization of plasma nitrided layers produced on sintered iron |
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Characterization of plasma nitrided layers produced on sintered iron |
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Characterization of plasma nitrided layers produced on sintered iron |
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Characterization of plasma nitrided layers produced on sintered iron |
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Characterization of plasma nitrided layers produced on sintered iron |
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characterization of plasma nitrided layers produced on sintered iron |
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Journal of Materials Research and Technology |
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Plasma nitriding is a thermo-physical-chemical treatment process, which promotes surface hardening, caused by interstitial diffusion of atomic nitrogen into metallic alloys. In this work, this process was employed in the surface modification of a sintered ferrous alloy. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses, and wear and microhardness tests were performed on the samples submitted to ferrox treatment and plasma nitriding carried out under different conditions of time and temperature. The results showed that the nitride layer thickness is higher for all nitrided samples than for ferrox treated samples, and this layer thickness increases with nitriding time and temperature, and temperature is a more significant variable. The XRD analysis showed that the nitrided layer, for all samples, near the surface consists in a mixture of γ′-Fe4N and ɛ-Fe3N phases. Both wear resistance and microhardness increase with nitriding time and temperature, and temperature influences both the characteristics the most. |
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Plasma nitriding Powder sintered metal Scanning electron microscopy X-ray diffraction |
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