Conclusions
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The hardness of the nitride case and the core decreases considerably when steel 38KhMYuA is heated to 400–500°C.
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The most reliable data on the red hardness are obtained when the temperatures of the sample and the indentor are identical.
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MADI. Translated from Metallovedenie i Termicheskaya Obrabotka Metallov, No. 3, pp. 64–65, March, 1973.
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L'vovskii, A.Y., Gerasimov, L.P. Hardness of the nitride case at elevated temperatures. Met Sci Heat Treat 15, 247–248 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00648166
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