On the hydrogen etching mechanism in plasma nitriding of metals

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 253, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1806-1809

  Figueroa, C A ^a   Alvarez, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Metal alloys; Plasma nitriding; Surface modification; XPS analysis

Indexed keywords

ETCHING; HYDROGEN; IRON ALLOYS; NITROGEN REMOVAL; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; SURFACE TREATMENT; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

METAL ALLOYS; PLASMA NITRIDING; STERIC EFFECT;

NITRIDING;

EID: 33751215513     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2006.03.015     Document Type: Article

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