Effect of the ion nitriding surface hardening process on fatigue behavior of AISI 4340 steel

Materials Characterization

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 351-358

  Sirin, Sule Yildiz ^a   Sirin, Kahraman ^b   Kaluc, Erdinc ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Noksel Steel Pipe Industries Company   (Turkey)

Author keywords

AISI 4340 steel; Fatigue strength; Ion nitriding; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

CORROSION RESISTANCE; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; HARDENING; HARDNESS; NITRIDING; RESIDUAL STRESSES; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

FATIGUE CRACK INITIATION; ION NITRIDING; SURFACE HARDENING;

STEEL;

EID: 38949121980     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2007.01.019     Document Type: Article

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