Study of the effect of average preset voltage on effective case depth during electrolytic surface-hardening

Materials Characterization

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 65-71

  Luk, S F ^a   Leung, T P ^a   Miu, W S ^a   Pashby, I ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYSIS; HARDENING; SOLUTIONS; SURFACE TREATMENT;

ELECTROLYTIC SURFACE HARDENING; STEEL AISI 1050;

STEEL HEAT TREATMENT;

EID: 0032606288     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1044-5803(98)00044-8     Document Type: Article

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