Conclusions
Nitriding at pressures from 300 to 10−2 mm Hg with the nitrogen inflow cut off and holding at low pressure is the best method of obtaining a case of substantial depth, with satisfactory mechanical properties of the base metal.
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Translated from Metallovedenie i Termicheskaya Obrabotka Metallov, No. 6, pp. 72–74, June, 1973.
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Murav'ev, V.I., Govorov, A.A. Nitriding of titanium alloys. Met Sci Heat Treat 15, 530–532 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01153289
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