Table 8

The effect of temperature and composition of the gas medium on the thickness and microhardness of the nitrided layer of high-speed steel of the gear-shaping cutters at holding time when nitriding with nitrogen ions of 45 min.

Nitriding mode Nitrided layer thickness Maximum microhardness (GPa)


Process temperature The ratio of gases when nitriding (nitrogen/argon) Productive thickness (μm) Total thickness (μm)  
450 °С 20% N2/80% Ar 50 180 11.2
40% N2/60% Ar 30–35 120–150 11.4
60% N2/40% Ar 15–20 80–90 11.8
480 °С 20% N2/80% Ar 70 220–240 11.5
40% N2/60% Ar 35–40 180–190 11.9
60% N2/40% Ar 25 140–160 12.2
510 °С 20% N2/80% Ar 100 380 12.4
40% N2/60% Ar 80 320–350 12.8
60% N2/40% Ar 60–70 220–240 13.1

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