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Mathematical models are developed for both nitriding and nitrocarburizing of iron taking into account the diffusion of N or C and N through various phases and the thermodynamic properties of the ternary Fe-C-N system. Analytical solutions are obtained for the ε/γ′ bilayer growth of the compound layer assuming constant diffusion coefficients, and the results are compared with those obtained from numerical simulations taking into account the concentration-dependent diffusivities. No significant difference was found between these two methods for nitriding of iron. For nitrocarburizing of iron, it was found that the off-diagonal diffusivities of the ε and γ′ phases must be taken into account in the analytical solution in order to obtain reasonable results. In addition, it is shown that the phase constitution of the compound layer produced during nitrocarburizing of iron can be predicted by the numerical simulation.
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Du, H., ågren, J. Theoretical treatment of nitriding and nitrocarburizing of iron. Metall Mater Trans A 27, 1073–1080 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02649776
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