nitriding
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thumb|350px|A modern computerised nitriding furnace Nitriding is a heat treating process that diffuses nitrogen into the surface of a metal to create a case-hardened surface. These processes are most commonly used on low-alloy steels. They are also used on titanium, aluminium and molybdenum.
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Processes
- Gas nitriding
- Salt bath nitriding
- Plasma nitriding{{Anchor|Plasma nitriding}}
- Materials for nitriding
- History
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|350px|A modern computerised nitriding furnace Nitriding is a heat treating process that diffuses nitrogen into the surface of a metal to create a case-hardened surface. These processes are most commonly used on low-alloy steels. They are also used on titanium, aluminium and molybdenum.
Typical applications include gears, crankshafts, camshafts, cam followers, valve parts, extruder screws, die-casting tools, forging dies, extrusion dies, firearm components, injectors and plastic mold tools.
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