Behavior of Carbon and Nitrogen after Low Temperature Thermochemical Treatment on Austenitic and Duplex Stainless Steel Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Stainless steel is widely used where corrosion resistance is importance. Stainless steel has its origin excellent corrosion resistance due to the nature of presence Cr as alloying element to form stable passive layer that protects the steel. Due to its inherent austenitic structure, this material has relatively low hardness as well as poor wear resistance which hinders a wider applicability of the material and may cause problems in existing applications. The gaseous thermochemical treatments to improve surface properties of material are typically carried out in carbon and/or nitrogen bearing gases and usually associated with temperature above 500 °C.

publication date

  • 2011

number of pages

  • 5

start page

  • 621

end page

  • 626

volume

  • 110-116