Gas nitriding of En40B steel with highest growth rate of the case and reduced white layer formation

International Journal of Microstructure and Materials Properties

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 54-63

  Mridha, Shahjahan ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Compound zone; Diffusion layer; Gas nitriding; Growth rate; Micro hardness; Nitriding potential

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; GAS MIXTURES; GROWTH RATE; MICROHARDNESS; NITRIDING;

GAS NITRIDING; NITRIDING POTENTIAL; WHITE LAYER;

STEEL;

EID: 34347257084     PISSN: 17418410     EISSN: 17418429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMMP.2007.012938     Document Type: Article

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