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Mechanism of gas nitriding process (hardening process)
December 14, 2010
my name is A.sivakumar, I am working as an Assistant Foreman in electroplating shop and heat treatment process shop.
In our factory we are manufacturing heavy vehicles engine parts. specifically In the cylinder liners (stainless steel) some specified areas coated with TIN metal for prevention of nitriding process. While doing nitriding process, temperature is maintained between 500° C to 545° C. Here we use ammonia
⇦this on
eBay or
Amazon [affil links] gas for nitriding process. Tin metal melting point is 232*C. Kindly explain:
1. how the nitriding process happens?
2. explain the mechanism?
jobshop employee - Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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