Thermochemical Surface Engineering of Steels, Second Edition presents up-to-date information on a range of techniques and their applications. This edition expands upon the materials presented in the first edition, now including a discussion of high temperature processes for stainless steels as well as a chapter on solution nitriding and a full update on current materials. Part One presents foundational information regarding Thermodynamics; Part Two discusses the requirements for improved fatigue resistance for materials exposed to thermochemical treatments. Part Three looks at nitriding, nitrocarburizing, and carburizing. Final sections look at specific low temperature carburizing and nitriding and discuss various thermochemical surface engineering methods.
1. Introduction - p. xxi 2. 1. Thermodynamics and kinetics of gas and gas–solid reactions - p. 1 3. 1.1 Introduction - p. 1 4. 1.2 Equilibria for gas-exchange reactions - p. 4 5. 1.3 Equilibria for gas–solid reactions - p. 28 6. 1.4 Kinetics of gas-exchange reactions - p. 50 7. 1.5 Kinetics of gas–solid reactions - p. 77 8. 1.6 Phase stabilities in the Fe–N, Fe–C and Fe–C–N systems - p. 101 9. 2. Kinetics of thermochemical surface treatments - p. 117 10. 3. Principles of process technology of thermochemical surface engineering of steels - p. 149 11. 4. Fatigue resistance of carburized and nitrided steels - p. 221 12. 5. Tribological behaviour of thermochemical surface engineered steels - p. 257 13. 6. Corrosion performance of nitrided, nitrocarburised and carburised steels - p. 285 14. 7. Nitriding of iron-based alloys; microstructure, excess nitrogen and kinetics of nitrided zone growth - p. 325 15. 8. Development of the compound layer during nitriding and nitrocarburising of iron and iron-carbon alloys - p. 365 16. 9. Austenitic nitriding and nitrocarburising - p. 399 17. 10. Classical nitriding of heat treatable steel - p. 419 18. 11. Plasma-assisted nitriding and nitrocarburizing of ferrous alloys - p. 443 19. 12. Current possibilities of minimizing ammonia consumption and exhaust gas emission in nitriding of steel and iron alloys - p. 497 20. 13. Carburizing of steels - p. 531 21. 14. Low-temperature surface hardening of stainless steel - p. 609 22. 15. Plasma-assisted processes for surface hardening of stainless steel - p. 679 23. 16. High temperature solution nitriding of stainless steels - p. 707 24. 17. Boriding to improve the mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of steels - p. 737 25. 17.1 Introduction - p. 737 26. 17.2 Boriding of steels - p. 745 27. 17.3 Mechanical characterization of borided steels - p. 752 28. 17.4 Corrosion resistance of steels exposed to boriding - p. 786 29. 17.5 Conclusions - p. 795 30. 18. Thermoreactive deposition and diffusion - p. 803 31. 19. Sherardizing – Corrosion protection by zinc diffusion coatings - p. 835 32. Index - p. 849
Thermochemical Surface Engineering of Steels, Second Edition presents up-to-date information on a range of techniques and their applications. This edition expands upon the materials presented in the first edition, now including a discussion of high temperature processes for stainless steels as well as a chapter on solution nitriding and a full update on current materials. Part One presents foundational information regarding Thermodynamics; Part Two discusses the requirements for improved fatigue resistance for materials exposed to thermochemical treatments. Part Three looks at nitriding, nitrocarburizing, and carburizing. Final sections look at specific low temperature carburizing and nitriding and discuss various thermochemical surface engineering methods.
1. Introduction - p. xxi 2. 1. Thermodynamics and kinetics of gas and gas–solid reactions - p. 1 3. 1.1 Introduction - p. 1 4. 1.2 Equilibria for gas-exchange reactions - p. 4 5. 1.3 Equilibria for gas–solid reactions - p. 28 6. 1.4 Kinetics of gas-exchange reactions - p. 50 7. 1.5 Kinetics of gas–solid reactions - p. 77 8. 1.6 Phase stabilities in the Fe–N, Fe–C and Fe–C–N systems - p. 101 9. 2. Kinetics of thermochemical surface treatments - p. 117 10. 3. Principles of process technology of thermochemical surface engineering of steels - p. 149 11. 4. Fatigue resistance of carburized and nitrided steels - p. 221 12. 5. Tribological behaviour of thermochemical surface engineered steels - p. 257 13. 6. Corrosion performance of nitrided, nitrocarburised and carburised steels - p. 285 14. 7. Nitriding of iron-based alloys; microstructure, excess nitrogen and kinetics of nitrided zone growth - p. 325 15. 8. Development of the compound layer during nitriding and nitrocarburising of iron and iron-carbon alloys - p. 365 16. 9. Austenitic nitriding and nitrocarburising - p. 399 17. 10. Classical nitriding of heat treatable steel - p. 419 18. 11. Plasma-assisted nitriding and nitrocarburizing of ferrous alloys - p. 443 19. 12. Current possibilities of minimizing ammonia consumption and exhaust gas emission in nitriding of steel and iron alloys - p. 497 20. 13. Carburizing of steels - p. 531 21. 14. Low-temperature surface hardening of stainless steel - p. 609 22. 15. Plasma-assisted processes for surface hardening of stainless steel - p. 679 23. 16. High temperature solution nitriding of stainless steels - p. 707 24. 17. Boriding to improve the mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of steels - p. 737 25. 17.1 Introduction - p. 737 26. 17.2 Boriding of steels - p. 745 27. 17.3 Mechanical characterization of borided steels - p. 752 28. 17.4 Corrosion resistance of steels exposed to boriding - p. 786 29. 17.5 Conclusions - p. 795 30. 18. Thermoreactive deposition and diffusion - p. 803 31. 19. Sherardizing – Corrosion protection by zinc diffusion coatings - p. 835 32. Index - p. 849
