relation: https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/5476/ title: Nanoindentation and microstructure of hybrid treated of AISI 316L at low temperature creator: Triwiyanto, A. creator: Hussain, P. creator: Ismail, M.C. description: This paper presents the characterisation of hybrid treated layer on austenitic AISI 316L stainless steels using field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), universal scanning probe microscope (USPM) and nanoindentation after low temperature thermochemical treatments. By using these methods, the improvement of its mechanical properties due to the diffusion of carbon and nitrogen at low temperature treatments were confirmed. The hybrid treated layer has shown increment of hardness and elastic modulus compared to untreated sample. Based on the investigation, it is shown that all treated samples have enhanced E/H ratio which demonstrated the decreasing tendency to plastic deformation and reduced the disparity of properties, while keeping deformation within the elastic range. Copyright © 2014 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. publisher: Inderscience Publishers date: 2014 type: Article type: PeerReviewed identifier: Triwiyanto, A. and Hussain, P. and Ismail, M.C. (2014) Nanoindentation and microstructure of hybrid treated of AISI 316L at low temperature. International Journal of Materials Engineering Innovation, 5 (1). pp. 38-47. ISSN 17572754 relation: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84894675489&doi=10.1504%2fIJMATEI.2014.059490&partnerID=40&md5=ce147be0f67d6d165ca11b8f4c3d5a18 relation: 10.1504/IJMATEI.2014.059490 identifier: 10.1504/IJMATEI.2014.059490