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Vacuum Gas-Nitriding Furnace Produces Precision Nitrided Parts

Vacuum Gas-Nitriding Furnace Produces Precision Nitrided Parts

Donald Jordan, Solar Atmospheres; Heat Treating Progress, September 2009 - Currently, nitriding is carried out predominantly in pit type vertical furnaces with metal alloy retorts to hold the work load during the nitriding cycle. The large...

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Low Torr-Range Vacuum Nitriding of 4140 Steel

Low Torr-Range Vacuum Nitriding of 4140 Steel

Don Jordan, Harry Antes, Virginia Osterman and Trevor Jones, Solar Atmospheres; Heat Treating Progress, March 2008 - Although the nitrided surfaces from atmospheric pressure nitriding and low-torr nitriding are similar, there are some...

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The Advantages of Ion Nitriding Gears

The Advantages of Ion Nitriding Gears

Robert Lamont, Jr., Atch-Mont Gear Inc & A. Bruce Craven, Solar Atmospheres; Gear Technology, November 1996 - Ion Nitriding gears has the potential to eliminate the need for expensive post-heat treatment operations. The advantages of ion...

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Ion Nitriding Principles and Applications

Ion Nitriding Principles and Applications

A. Bruce Craven, Solar Atmospheres; Industrial Heating, May 1989 - Ion nitriding is a case hardening process that has been in existence in Europe for many years.  In the U.S., no attempt was made to use this process in production until...

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