Characterization of gas-nitrided austenitic steel with an amorphous/nanocrystalline top layer

Wear

Volumn 264, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 899-903

  Baranowska, J ^a   Franklin, S E ^b  

^a WEST POMERANIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amorphous structure; Expanded austenite; Friction coefficient; Gas nitriding

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; FRICTION; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; WEAR RESISTANCE;

AMORPHOUS STRUCTURE; EXPANDED AUSTENITE; FRICTION COEFFICIENT; GAS NITRIDING;

AUSTENITIC STEEL;

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; AUSTENITIC STEEL; FRICTION; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; WEAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 39149093667     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2006.12.074     Document Type: Article

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