Anodic Plasma Electrolytic Saturation of Steels by Carbon and Nitrogen

Abstract:

Review of results in anodic plasma electrolytic saturation of structural steels with nitrogen and carbon in the aqueous electrolytes containing ammonia chloride and required additional constituents is presented. Proposed nitrohardening technology of the medium-carbon steels includes the short-time nitrogen saturation with the following hardening in the electrolyte. Short-time anodic carburizing possibility of the low-carbon steels with following hardening is shown. Treatment samples microhardness is 630±30 HV, their surface roughness decreases from 1.2 to 0.22 μm.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 704)
• Pages: 37-42
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.704.37
• Online since: June 2013
• Authors: Pavel N. Belkin, Alexander Naumov, Sergei Shadrin, Ilia G. Dyakov, Alexander Zhirov, Sergei A. Kusmanov, Tatiana Mukhacheva
• Keywords: Anodic Plasma Electrolysis, Carburizing, Endurance Limit, Friction Coefficient (FC), Nitrocarburizing, Nitrohardening, Plasma Electrolytic Saturation, Roughness, Wear Rate

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