Papers by Keyword: Activation Treatment

Abstract: The nitrided layer formed on Type 304 steel after gas nitriding was studied using TEM and so on. (1) Dependency of the nitriding temperature and time on the depth of the nitrided layer was studied. The following equation was obtained. L2=8.7*108*EXP(-146,000/RT)*t (2) Nitrided layer formed at both 570°C for 3 hrs and 410°C for 48 hrs had high density of dislocation, stacking fault and lattice strain. (3) Nitrided layer formed at 570°C was mainly composed of є-Fe3N, and had much Fe4N and CrN. (4) On the other hand, the nitrided layer formed at 410°C was mainly composed of S-phase, є-Fe3N was not detected and Fe4N and CrN were very little. N content in the nitrided layer formed at 410°C was about 7-8 mass%. (5) Nitrided layer formed at 410°C showed good corrosion resistance.

Abstract: Air Water Incorporated Japan (AWI) has succeeded in developing and commercializing new surface treatment technologies. One of them is the NV Nitriding process. Through an activation treatment using fluorine-based gas for the surface treatment of metals before the nitriding treatment, it is possible to remove the oxide film, such as the passive film, formed on stainless steels and Ni-based alloys and also to nitride these alloys on a mass-production scale. The activation effect afforded by fluoride enables nitriding at a temperature about 150°C lower than other conventional processes, achieving minimal thermal deformation and strain. Also, with this activation process, the range of selection of nitriding conditions such as temperature, gas composition and heat pattern has been considerably extended to enable the formation of a nitride layer optimum for the required characteristics of the treated metals. That is, this process can control the thickness of the nitride compound layer. NV Pionite treatment also has been developed as the soluble carbon diffusion process by which to ensure high corrosion resistance and high hardness in austenitic stainless steels using the above activation treatment.