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Effect of plasma nitriding time on surface properties of hard chromium electroplated AISI 1010 steel

  • Mustafa Kocabaş , Murat Danışman , Nurhan Cansever and Şükrü Ülker
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Materials Testing
From the journal Materials Testing Volume 57 Issue 5

Abstract

Properties of steel can be enhanced by surface treatments such as coating. In some cases, further treatments such as nitriding can also be used in order to get even better results. In order to investigate the properties of nitride layer on hard Cr coated AISI 1010 steel, substrates were electroplated to form hard Cr coatings. Then hard Cr coatings were plasma nitrided at 700 °C for 3 h, 5 h and 7 h and nitride phases on the coatings were investigated by X-ray diffraction analysis. The layer thickness and surface properties of nitride films were investigated by scanning electron microscopy. The hardness and adhesion properties of Cr-N phases were examined using nano indentation and Daimler-Benz Rockwell C adhesion tests. The highest measured hardness was 24.1 GPa and all the three samples exhibited poor adhesion.

Kurzfassung

Die Eigenschaften von Stählen lassen sich mittels Oberflächenbehandlungen wie Beschichtungen verbessern. In einigen Fällen können weitere Behandlungen, wie beispielsweise das Nitrieren angewandt werden, um noch bessere Ergebnisse zu erzielen. Um die Eigenschaften der Nitridschicht auf einem hartchrombeschichteten Stahl AISI 1010 zu untersuchen, wurden entsprechende Substrate galvanisiert um Hartchromschichten zu bilden. Anschließend wurden die Hartchromschichten bei 700 °C für 3 h, 5 h und 7 h nitriert und die Nitridphasen der Schichten wurden mittels Röntgendiffraktometrie analysiert. Die Schichtdicke und die Oberflächeneigenschaften wurden mittels Rasterelektronenmikroskopie untersucht. Die Härte und die Adhäsionseigenschaften der Cr-N-Phasen wurden mittels Nanoidententerversuchen und mit Daimler-Benz Rockwell C Adhäsionsversuchen. Die höchste gemessene Härte betrug 24.1 GPa und alle drei Proben wiesen eine geringe Adhäsion auf.

§Correspondence Address, MSc Mustafa Kocabaş, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department, Faculty of Chemistry-Metallurgy, Yıldız Technical University, 34210 Esenler, Istanbul, Turkey, E-mail:

PhD candidate Mustafa Kocabaş, born in 1986, is currently working as Research Assistant at Yıldız Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey. His primary research interest is materials science, focusing on surface treatment. Kocabas began his PhD studies at Yıldız Technical University, Turkey, in 2012.

Dr. Murat Danışman, born in 1977, has a Bachelor's degree in Physics and completed his MSc degree in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering in 2003. He holds a PhD in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering and is currently working as fulltime Assistant Professor Doctor in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department, Gedik University, Istanbul, Turkey. His research interests include materials science, surface engineering and semiconductor materials.

Prof. Dr. Nurhan Cansever, born in 1954, currently holds a full Professorship at Yıldız Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey. Her research focuses on corrosion, materials science and surface engineering.

Dr. Şükrü Ülker, born in 1982, is currently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Afyon Kocatepe University, Turkey. His research focuses on surface coatings and tribology.

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Published Online: 2015-04-21
Published in Print: 2015-04-30

© 2015, Carl Hanser Verlag, München

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https://doi.org/10.3139/120.110735

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Inhalt/Contents
  2. Inhalt
  3. Fachbeiträge/Technical Contributions
  4. Effects of the thickness on the microstructure and corrosion behavior of a TiAlN film on 4140 steel
  5. The effect of anodizing conditions on the corrosion resistance of Ti6Al4V titanium alloy
  6. Frequency analysis of volumetric porosity in aluminum castings at high and low cooling rates
  7. Corrosion resistance of nanosilicasilicate conversion coatings on aluminum prepared by the dip immersion method
  8. Corrosion behavior of Haynes® 556® Fe-Ni-Cr-Co alloy for integrated coal gasification combined cycle syngas plants: A plant exposure study*
  9. Effects of Y2O3 and Al2O3 sintering additives on the hot pressing behavior of AlN ceramics
  10. Einfluss der Klebschichtdicke auf Kopplungsfaktor und Lebensdauer beim Bekleben von piezoelektrischen Flächenwandlern mit Epoxykleber
  11. Influence of the heat treatment on hardness and adhesive wear performance of Ni-P deposit with low phosphorus content
  12. Effect of plasma nitriding time on surface properties of hard chromium electroplated AISI 1010 steel
  13. Diffusion characteristics of plasma nitrided hard chromium on AISI 1010 steel
  14. Estimation of the mechanical properties of nanocomposites based on the properties prediction of single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNT)
  15. Investigation of joints between polypropylene and polybutylene terephthalate
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