Steel Heat Treating Fundamentals and Processes
Fundamentals of Nitriding and Nitrocarburizing
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Published:2013
Abstract
The nitriding process typically involves the introduction of nitrogen into the surface-adjacent zone of a component, usually at a temperature between 500 and 580 deg C. This article provides an overview of the essential aspects of the thermodynamics and kinetics of nitriding and nitrocarburizing of iron-base materials with gaseous processes. It describes nitriding potentials and the Lehrer diagram, carburizing potentials, controlled nitriding and nitrocarburizing, and the microstructural evolution of the compound layer and the diffusion zone.
E.J. Mittemeijer, Fundamentals of Nitriding and Nitrocarburizing, Steel Heat Treating Fundamentals and Processes, Vol 4A, ASM Handbook, Edited By Jon L. Dossett, George E. Totten, ASM International, 2013, p 619–646, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.hb.v04a.a0005818
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