Simultaneous plasma nitriding and ageing treatments of precipitation hardenable plastic mould steel

Materials and Design

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1714-1718

  Oliveira, Sandro D ^a   Tschiptschin, André P ^b   Pinedo, Carlos E ^b,c  

^a EMBRAER S A   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c NSK Brasil Ltd   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE HARDENING; CORROSION RESISTANCE; HARDNESS; NITRIDING; PLASTIC MOLDS;

PLASMA NITRIDING; PLASTIC MOULD STEEL;

STEEL HEAT TREATMENT;

AGE HARDENING; CORROSION RESISTANCE; HARDNESS; NITRIDING; PLASTIC MOLDS; STEEL HEAT TREATMENT;

EID: 33845443429     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2006.03.011     Document Type: Article

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