Thermochemical Surface Engineering of Steels

Eric J. Mittemeijer, Marcel A.J. Somers

• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
• Year: 2026
• Edition: 2
• eBook ISBN:
  9780128206072
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Materials Science
• Index: Technology & Engineering

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. - Provides the latest information on the fundamentals of surface treatments and the performance of improved materials - Covers nitriding, nitrocarburizing, and carburizing of iron and iron carbon alloys, as well as solution nitriding - Examines how different thermochemical surface engineering methods can help against corrosion

Table of contents

• Title of Book
• 1. Thermodynamics and kinetics of gas and gas–solid reactions
• 2. Kinetics of thermochemical surface treatments
• 3. Principles of process technology of thermochemical surface engineering of steels
• 4. Fatigue resistance of carburized and nitrided steels
• 5. Tribological behaviour of thermochemical surface engineered steels
• 6. Corrosion performance of nitrided, nitrocarburised and carburised steels
• 7. Nitriding of iron-based alloys; microstructure, excess nitrogen and kinetics of nitrided zone growth
• 8. Development of the compound layer during nitriding and nitrocarburising of iron and iron-carbon alloys
• 9. Austenitic nitriding and nitrocarburising
• 10. Classical nitriding of heat treatable steel
• 11. Plasma-assisted nitriding and nitrocarburizing of ferrous alloys
• 12. Current possibilities of minimizing ammonia consumption and exhaust gas emission in nitriding of steel and iron alloys
• 13. Carburizing of steels
• 14. Low-temperature surface hardening of stainless steel
• 15. Plasma-assisted processes for surface hardening of stainless steel
• 16. High temperature solution nitriding of stainless steels
• 17. Boriding to improve the mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of steels
• 18. Thermoreactive deposition and diffusion
• 19. Sherardizing – Corrosion protection by zinc diffusion coatings
• Index