Nitrocarburizing and High Temperature Nitriding of Steels in Bearing Applications

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dc.contributor.authorFlodström, Isabella
dc.contributor.departmentChalmers tekniska högskola / Institutionen för material- och tillverkningstekniksv
dc.contributor.departmentChalmers University of Technology / Department of Materials and Manufacturing Technologyen
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-03T12:46:52Z
dc.date.available2019-07-03T12:46:52Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractA group of steels used in bearing applications were subjected to three different heat treatments – gaseous ferritic and austenitic nitrocarburizing at 580 °C and 620 °C respectively and solution nitriding at 1100 °C. The aim was to improve wear and corrosion resistance of the steels and to evaluate for which steels the processes are most suitable. Both nitrocarburizing processes resulted in a thin compound layer with a hardness in the range of 800–1000 HV for all investigated steels. The hardest and deepest diffusion zones were obtained on the steels with the lowest carbon content. The best properties for bearing applications were obtained by austenitic nitrocarburizing which resulted in a thicker compound layer and a deeper nitrocarburizing depth than ferritic nitrocarburizing. Another advantage of austenitic nitrocarburizing is that it produces an austenitic layer below the compound layer. By tempering at 300 °C this layer can be transformed to a fine structure with hardness above 1000 HV. It was also established that both ferritic and austenitic nitrocarburizing improve corrosion resistance in neutral salt spray significantly. Solution nitriding was applied to one group of martensitic stainless steels and one group of heat resistant steels. All the steels were found to contain nitrogen after the treatment. Solution nitriding resulted in high hardness throughout the stainless steels, but also in grain boundary precipitates. The problem increased with increasing carbon content of the steel. Of the heat resistant steels, only M50 achieved the desired hardness.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12380/155234
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDiploma work - Department of Materials and Manufacturing Technology, Chalmers University of Technology : 76
dc.setspec.uppsokTechnology
dc.subjectYtbehandlingsteknik
dc.subjectKonstruktionsmaterial
dc.subjectMaterialvetenskap
dc.subjectProduktion
dc.subjectSurface engineering
dc.subjectConstruction materials
dc.subjectMaterials Science
dc.subjectProduction
dc.titleNitrocarburizing and High Temperature Nitriding of Steels in Bearing Applications
dc.type.degreeExamensarbete för masterexamensv
dc.type.degreeMaster Thesisen
dc.type.uppsokH
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