Surface hardening of Ti alloys by gas-phase nitridation: Kinetic control of the nitrogen surface activity

Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2429-2434

  Liu, L ^a   Ernst, Frank ^a   Michal, G M ^a   Heuer, A H ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; DIFFUSION; DUCTILITY; HARDENING; HARDNESS; NITRIDES; NITRIDING; NITROGEN; PARTIAL PRESSURE; REACTION KINETICS; TEMPERATURE;

GAS PHASE NITRIDATION; KINETIC CONTROL; NITROGEN SURFACE ACTIVITY; SURFACE HARDENING;

TITANIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 26244432588     PISSN: 10735623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11661-005-0115-2     Document Type: Article

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