Some introduction of vacuum nitriding treatment


The elements aluminum, chromium, vanadium and molybdenum in traditional alloy steels are very helpful for nitriding. When these elements come into contact with primary nitrogen atoms, these elements form stable nitride at the nitriding temperature. In particular, molybdenum is used not only as a nitride-forming element, but also as a brittle property that occurs when the nitriding temperature decreases.
Elements in other alloy steels, such as nickel, copper, silicon and manganese, contribute little to the nitriding properties. In general, if the steel contains one or more nitride-forming elements, the effect of nitriding is better.

Among them, aluminum is a strong nitride element, with 0.85-1.5% aluminum nitriding effect is good. For chromium-containing chromium steels, good results can be obtained if the content is sufficient. However, unalloyed carbon steels are not suitable for nitriding steels due to their fragile nitriding layer and easy peeling