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Low-temperature plasma nitriding of AISI 304 stainless steel with nano-structured surface layer

  • H. W. Zhang , L. Wang , Z. K. Hei , G. Liu , J. Lu and K. Lu EMAIL logo
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International Journal of Materials Research
From the journal International Journal of Materials Research Volume 94 Issue 10

Abstract

A nanostructured surface layer was produced on an AISI 304 stainless steel plate by means of a surface mechanical attrition treatment (SMAT). Low-temperature plasma nitriding of the SMAT stainless steel sample was investigated in comparison with the coarse-grained sample by using structural analysis (X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy) as well as mechanical property measurements. It shows a much thicker nitrided layer is formed on the SMAT sample relative to that in the coarse-grained counterpart nitrided under the same condition. The nitrided layer in the SMAT sample is composed of nanostructured austenite expansion and martensite expansion with high supersaturations of nitrogen. The surface hardness and the hardened surface layer thickness, as well as the abrasive and the adhesive wear resistances of the nitrided SMAT sample are much enhanced relative to the nitrided coarse-grained sample.

Keywords: Nanostructured materials; AISI 304 stainless steel; Low-temperature plasma nitriding; Surface mechanical attrition treatment; Wear resistance
Prof. Dr. K. Lu Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Science Shenyang 110016, People’s Republic of China Tel.: +86 24 2390 6826 Fax: +86 24 2399 8660

Dedicated to Professor Dr. Dr. h. c. Herbert Gleiter on the occasion of his 65th birthday

  1. Financial support from the National Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50021101, 10175012), the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (Grant G1999064505), and the Max-Planck Society of Germany is acknowledged.

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Received: 2003-05-04
Published Online: 2022-02-07

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Keywords for this article
Nanostructured materials; AISI 304 stainless steel; Low-temperature plasma nitriding; Surface mechanical attrition treatment; Wear resistance

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