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The results show that ion nitriding has a positive effect on the cracking resistance of the examined tool steel. The critical thickness of the layer, above which nitriding reduces Klc, was determined.
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Translated from Fiziko-Khimicheskaya Mekhanika Materialov, No. 2, pp. 13–16, March–April, 1992.
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Lozev, M., Zyumbyulev, A., Toshkov, V. et al. Fracture mechanics of ion-nitrided steel. Mater Sci 28, 116–119 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00727301
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