Surface modification of 30CrNiMo8 low-alloy steel by active screen setup and conventional plasma nitriding methods

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 254, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1427-1435

  Ahangarani, Sh ^a   Sabour, A R ^b   Mahboubi, F ^c  

^a IRANIAN RESEARCH ORGANIZATION FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IROST   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Active screen; Low alloy steel; Plasma nitriding

Indexed keywords

NITRIDING; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PLASMAS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STEEL; SURFACE TREATMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ACTIVE SCREEN PLASMA NITRIDING (ASPN); LOW ALLOY STEEL; PLASMA NITRIDING;

CHROMIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 36249020999     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2007.07.003     Document Type: Article

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