Practical Nitriding and Ferritic Nitrocarburizing

Nitriding and ferritic nitrocarburizing offer unique advantages compared to other surface hardening heat treatments. This book provides a comprehensive guide to understanding these processes, selecting the appropriate process and process parameters, controlling the process, evaluating results, and troubleshooting. Contents: Part 1, Nitriding: An Introduction to Nitriding; Why Nitride?; How does the Process of Nitriding Work?; Microstructures of Nitrided Iron and Steel; Furnace Equipment and Control Systems; Salt Bath Nitriding; Control of the Compound Zone or White Layer; Ion Nitriding; Ion Nitriding Equipment; Nitriding in Fluidized Beds; Distortion; Steels for Nitriding; Control of the Process Gas in Plasma Conditions; Processing with Nitriding; Stop-Off Procedures for Selective Nitriding; Examination of the Nitrided Case; Troubleshooting. Part 2, Ferritic Nitrocarburizing: What is Meant by 'Ferritic Nitrocarburizing'?; Salt Bath Ferritic Nitrocarburizing; The Gaseous Ferritic Nitrocarburizing Process; Equipment for Ferritic Nitrocarburizing; Preparation for the Ferritic Nitrocarburizing Process; Evaluating the Process; Index.