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A Study of Parameters of Nitriding Processes. Part 1

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Materials and methods of study of nitriding parameters and nitriding atmospheres obtained under different dilution conditions and at different pressures of undiluted ammonia and the reactions occurring in them are described. Calculated relations characterizing the dependence of the nitrogen potential on the characteristics of the medium and the effect of the degree of dissociation of ammonia on the content of nitrogen in the atmosphere are suggested.

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  2. Lodz University of Technology, Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Lodz, Poland

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  3. Institute of Precision Mechanics, Warsaw, Poland

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Translated from Metallovedenie i Termicheskaya Obrabotka Metallov, No. 3, pp. 44 – 52, March, 2019.

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Michalski, J., Wołowiec-Korecka, E. A Study of Parameters of Nitriding Processes. Part 1. Met Sci Heat Treat 61, 183–190 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11041-019-00398-y

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