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Record 1 2023-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heat Treatment of Metals
DEF

[The] surface layer formed during thermochemical treatment ... and made up of the chemical compounds formed by the element(s) introduced during the treatment and certain elements from the base metal.

OBS

In English, the term "white layer" is improperly used to designate this layer on nitrided and nitrocarburized ferrous products.

OBS

compound layer: designation and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement à chaud des métaux
DEF

Couche superficielle formée pendant un traitement thermochimique [...] et constituée par des composés chimiques formés par le(s) élément(s) apporté(s) lors du traitement et certains éléments du métal de base.

OBS

couche de combinaison : désignation et définition normalisées par l'ISO.

Spanish

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