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CARBO-NITRIDING [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heat Treatment of Metals
  • Surface Treatment of Metals
  • Steel
DEF

A case hardening process in which a suitable ferrous material is heated above the lower transformation temperature in a gaseous atmosphere of such composition as to cause simultaneous absorption of carbon and nitrogen by the surface and, by diffusion, create a concentration gradient.

OBS

The process is completed by cooling at a rate that produces the desired properties in the workpiece.

OBS

gas cyaniding: a misnomer for carbonitriding.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement à chaud des métaux
  • Traitements de surface des métaux
  • Acier
DEF

Traitement thermochimique auquel est soumis un alliage ferreux, le maintien à température étant réalisé en atmosphère convenable, pour obtenir un enrichissement superficiel en carbone et azote, éléments qui diffusent vers l'intérieur de la pièce.

OBS

Généralement cette opération est suivie d'un durcissement par trempe.

Spanish

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