渗扩时间比对AISI 316不锈钢渗氮层组织与性能的影响

采用真空两段渗氮工艺,在不同的强渗、扩散时间下对AISI 316不锈钢进行渗氮处理,通过X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)、光学显微镜(OM)、显微硬度测试和摩擦磨损试验等分析了渗氮层的组织和性能。结果表明,经过12 h的真空渗氮后,AISI 316不锈钢表面形成了一层由γ′-Fe₄N、ε-Fe_2-3N和CrN等相组成的渗氮层,其表面硬度和耐磨性能相较于基体均有明显的提高。其中,渗扩时间比为1∶1(强渗6 h、扩散6 h)时的渗层厚度约为96 μm,表面硬度约为1069 HV0.5,是基体表面硬度的4.5倍,在20 N载荷下的磨损量约为基体的1/3;渗扩时间比为1∶2(强渗4 h、扩散8 h)时的渗层厚度约为120 μm,ε-Fe_2-3N相衍射峰增强,在20 N载荷下的磨损量约为基体的1/30。延长扩散时间能增加渗氮层厚度,改善表面形貌,进一步提高不锈钢的耐磨性。     

Wear Properties of Plasma Nitrided H13 Steel at Room and Elevated Temperature

H13 steel was nitrided using a plasma surface alloying technique at the temperature of 570℃.The nitrided layers with different thicknesses and components were obtained by changing nitriding pressure.The microstructure and composition of the nitrided layers were evaluated by optical microscopy(OM)and X-ray diffraction(XRD).The wear properties of the nitrided layer against Al2O3 ball at room temperature using a ball-on-disc tribometer and against Si3N4 ball at elevated temperature using a HT-2001 abrasive wear test machine were investigated.The results show that the nitrided layers are composed of compound layer and diffusion layer at the pressure of 100 and 450 Pa.No obvious compound layer appears at pressure of 200 and 300 Pa.XRD analysis shows the nitrided layers are mainly composed ofε-Fe2-3N,γ’-Fe4N,α-Fe,Fe2O3 and Fe3O4 phases.The surface hardness of plasma nitrided H13 steel is about 1100HV0.050 doubled that of substrate.The room temperature friction coefficient of H13 steel is reduced and wear rate is decreased by nitriding at 200 and 300 Pa.Elevated temperature wear test indicates the nitrided H13 steel at the pressure of 100 Pa shows lower friction coefficient and wear rate which are reduced more than 6 times compared with that of H13 substrate.     

Effect of the initial microstructure on the plasma nitriding behavior of AISI M2 high speed steel

The nitriding behavior of AISI M2 steel was studied on samples previously submitted to two different heat treatments in order to investigate the effects of the initial microstructure on the thickness and hardness of nitrided layer. Prior to nitriding, one group of samples was fully annealed while the other group was quenched and tempered, thus acquiring the lowest and highest hardness respectively. Plasma nitriding was performed at 450 °C for 8 h with a mixture of N₂ and H₂ in a plasma reactor working under floating potential. Structural and mechanical properties of nitrided layers were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), optical microscopy and microhardness testing. Variations in surface roughness were obtained by 3D surface profilometry analysis. The thicker nitrided layer was obtained for the fully annealed samples, in which the nitrided layer is composed of γ′-Fe₄N and ε-Fe_2-3N phases plus a diffusion zone. For the hardened-tempered samples, the nitrided region mainly consisted of a diffusion zone. Plasma nitriding increased the surface hardness of the fully annealed samples by 330% and that of the quenched-tempered samples by 50%. The nitrided depth was also estimated using cross-sectional microhardness profiles; giving about 140 µm and ∼ 70 µm for the fully annealed and quenched-tempered samples, respectively. Due to the grain to grain nitrogen diffusion, plasma nitriding also increased the surface roughness. The largest roughness was obtained for the fully annealed samples, in accordance with the largest nitrided depth. The difference in the nitriding behavior was explained on the basis of the microstructural aspects of the substrates such as the concentration of the freely dispersed alloying elements and the level of compressive residual stresses.     

High frequency and low voltage plasma immersion ion implantation of nitrogen on industrial pure iron at different Rf power

Traditional plasma ion immersion implantation (PIII) can effectively improve material mechanical property and corrosion resistance. But the modified layer by PIII is too thin for many industrial applications. High frequency and low voltage plasma immersion ion implantation (HLPIII) has advantages of PIII and nitriding. Comparing with traditional ion nitriding, HLPIII can obtain higher implantation energy and create a thick modified surface layer. In the present paper nitriding layers were synthesized on industrial pure iron using high frequency and low voltage plasma immersion ion implantation with different RF power (400 W, 600 W, and 800 W). The microstructure of the nitriding layers was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The mechanical properties such as microhardness and wear resistance were analyzed using HXD1000 microhardness and CSEM pin-on-disk wear testing machine. The anodic polarization characteristics were measured in a 0.9% NaCl solution at room temperature to examine the corrosion resistance of the nitriding layer. The results reveal that Fe₂N, Fe₃N and Fe₄N coexist in the nitriding layer. The nitriding layer is a corrosion protective coating on industrial pure iron in 0.9% NaCl solution. The hardness, wear resistance and corrosion resistance of the nitrided layers on industrial pure iron increase with RF power.     

航空燃油附件零件渗氮技术的应用

分析了38CrMoAl和4Cr14NiW2Mo钢件气体渗氮层产生高脆性和裂纹的原因,论述了纯氨和氨＋氮渗氮对钢件渗氮层成分、组织和性能的影响。结果表明,氨＋氮渗氮可以改善炉内气氛,有利于氮原子沿着晶内扩散,抑制相变扩散和晶界扩散,减轻高氮化合物的形成和发展,降低脆性,避免裂纹生成。     

真空压强对小模数花键离子渗氮性能的影响

小模数花键零件在离子渗氮过程中,经常出现齿根或节圆位置渗不上和渗层浅等问题。针对这一问题,选取典型转子类零件,通过在300、400、500、600、700 Pa的真空压强下,对其内花键进行离子渗氮试验。研究得出当炉内通入氩气,真空压强为600、700 Pa 时,能够保证内花键齿顶、节圆、齿根的渗层偏差控制在设计所要求的0.02 mm以内,同时显微组织和表面硬度也符合工艺要求。     

钒对Cr12Mo模具钢渗氮层及其摩擦学行为的影响

在Cr12Mo和Cr12MoV模具钢表面进行气体渗氮处理,对比分析了V对Cr12Mo模具钢渗氮层显微结构及其摩擦学行为的影响。结果表明,气体渗氮后两种模具钢的表面均制备出深度约120 μm的渗氮层,由表及里依次为渗氮层、扩散层和基体;V提高了模具钢的耐磨性,Cr12MoV表现出较好的耐磨效果;相比V对模具钢基体和扩散层硬度的提升而言,V对渗氮层最大硬度值附近区域的硬度提升幅度更为明显;V对两种模具钢渗氮层耐磨性的影响并不明显,但V的主要贡献在于促进了渗氮时N的有效渗入,大大提高了渗氮层与扩散层间的界面结合力,避免了渗氮层与扩散层间的开裂,促使磨损机制由疲劳磨损转变为黏着磨损,进一步提高了渗氮层的服役寿命。     

Thermal fatigue of hot working steel after hybrid surface treatment

Abstract

The application of surface treatment methods like ion nitriding, physical vapour deposition (PVD) coatings and their combination in duplex treatments effectively reduces the occurrence of oxidation, corrosion, erosion and wear processes. However, it is still uncertain whether nitriding and duplex treatment have any real effect on the decrease in the nucleation and growth of thermal fatigue cracks on the surface. This paper presents the results of thermal fatigue investigations of a nitrided layer and different composite layers ‘nitrided layer/PVD coating’ (TiN, CrN and TiAlN) obtained on the EN X40CrMoV5·1 hot working steel. The ion nitrided only and three different duplex treated substrates were compared, based on the intensity of the thermal fatigue cracks observed after testing. The nitrided layer and composite layers investigated were obtained with the use of the hybrid surface treatment technology consisting of ion nitriding followed by arc evaporation coating deposition. Apparatus based on high frequency induction heating and water spray cooling was used for thermal fatigue tests under the following conditions: maximum temperature 600°C, minimum temperature 80°C and two different rates of thermal cycling: 500 and 1000. The thermal fatigue intensities of the nitrided layer and the three different composite layers were measured according to the surface crack density and crack length (i.e. penetration into the testpiece) after different numbers of thermal cycles. Finally, based on the results obtained, the influence of different PVD coatings in the composite layer on the increase in thermal fatigue resistance of hot working steel was discussed.     

Influence of Plasma Nitriding on the Microstructure, Wear, and Corrosion Properties of Quenched 30CrMnSiA Steel

The oil-quenched 30CrMnSiA steel specimens have been pulse plasma-nitrided for 4 h using a constant 25% N₂-75% H₂ gaseous mixture. Different nitriding temperatures varying from 400 to 560 °C have been used to investigate the effects of treatment temperature on the microstructure, microhardness, wear, and corrosion resistances of the surface layers of the nitrided specimens. The results show that significant surface-hardened layer consisting of compound and diffusion layers can be obtained when the oil-quenched steel (α′-Fe) are plasma-nitrided at these experimental conditions, and the compound layer mainly consists of ε-Fe_2-3N and γ′-Fe₄N phases. Lower temperature (400-500 °C) nitriding favors the formation of ε-Fe_2-3N phase in surface layer, while a monophase γ′-Fe₄N layer can be obtained when the nitriding is carried out at a higher temperature (560 °C). With increasing nitriding temperature, the compound layer thickness increases firstly from 2-3 μm (400 °C) to 8 μm (500 °C) and then decreases to 4.5 μm (560 °C). The surface roughness increases remarkably, and both the surface and inner microhardness of the nitrided samples decrease as increasing the temperature. The compact compound layers with more ε-Fe_2-3N phase can be obtained at lower temperature and have much higher wear and corrosion resistances than those compound layers formed employing 500-560 °C plasma nitriding.     

循环N/C/O/S离子共渗对316Ti钢组织及耐腐蚀性的影响

采用常规离子渗氮、循环离子渗氮、循环N/C/O共渗及循环N/C/O/S共渗四种不同工艺分别对316Ti不锈钢铆钉进行处理,并对试样进行表征,分析了循环渗氮工艺及共渗元素C,O和S对316Ti钢渗层组织及耐腐蚀性的影响。结果表明:与常规离子渗氮相比,循环渗氮的试样渗层更深,耐腐蚀性基本不变;N/C/O共渗中,C和O元素的加入有利于提高渗层深度并抑制CrN的析出,降低基体表面贫Cr程度,提高处理后试样的耐腐蚀性;共渗介质中加入S元素,会降低共渗试样的耐腐蚀性。     

Plasma nitriding of plastic mold steel to increase wear- and corrosion properties

In this study, the wear- and corrosion resistance of the layers formed on the surface of a precipitation hardenable plastic mold steel (NAK55) by plasma nitriding were investigated. Plasma nitriding experiments were carried out at an industrial nitriding facility in an atmosphere of 25% N₂ + 75% H₂ at 475 °C, 500 °C, and 525 °C for 10 h. The microstructures of the nitrided layers were examined, and various phases present were determined by X-ray diffraction. Wear tests were carried out on a block-on-ring wear tester under unlubricated conditions. The corrosion behaviors were evaluated using anodic polarization tests in 3.5% NaCl solution.The findings had shown that plasma nitriding does not cause the core to soften by overaging. Nitriding and aging could be achieved simultaneously in the same treatment cycle. Plasma nitriding of NAK55 mold steel produced a nitrided layer consisted of a compound layer rich in ε-nitride and an adjacent nitrogen diffusion layer on the steel surface. Increasing the nitriding temperature could bring about increase in the thickness of the nitrided layer and the nitride volume fraction. Plasma nitriding improved not only surface hardness but also wear resistance. The anti-wear property of the steel was found to relate to the increase in the thickness of the diffusion layer. Corrosion study revealed that plasma nitriding significantly improved corrosion resistance in terms of corrosion potential and corrosion rate. Improvement in corrosion resistance was found to be directly related to the increase in the nitride volume fraction at the steel surface.     

Surface nanocrystallization by surface mechanical attrition treatment and its effect on structure and properties of plasma nitrided AISI 321 stainless steel

A plastic deformation surface layer with nanocrystalline grains was produced on AISI 321 austenitic stainless steel by means of surface mechanical attrition treatment (SMAT). Low-temperature nitriding of SMAT and un-SMAT AISI 321 stainless steel was carried out in pulsed-DC glow discharge. The effect of SMAT pretreatment on the microstructure and properties of the stainless steel were investigated using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Vickers hardness tester and UMT-2MT tribometer. The results show that the plasma nitriding of AISI 321 steel can be enhanced considerably by means of SMAT process before nitriding, and a much thicker nitrogen diffusion layer with higher hardness was obtained for the SMAT samples when compared with un-SMAT samples. In addition, the wear resistance and load capacity of the nitrided layers on the SMAT samples was much higher than that of the un-SMAT samples due to the thicker S phase case and the gradient nitrogen diffusion layer.     

表面形变处理对32Cr3MoVA钢渗氮层组织和性能的影响

测定了32Cr3MoVA钢渗氮层的硬度分布、渗层深度和表面的相组成,对比了表面层形变后渗氮和表面未形变直接渗氮试样的组织和力学性能。结果表明,表面层形变后再渗氮可使渗氮层深度从0．34mm增加到0．61mm,表面层的显微硬度从730HV增加到840HV;X射线衍射分析表明,表面层形变后渗氮层表面的组织主要为体积分数72．6％的Fe3N和27．4％的Fe4N,而表面未形变直接渗氮试样的表面组织为体积分数为17．4％的Fe3N和82．6％的Fe24N10。     

35CrMoA激光淬火/渗氮层耐蚀性研究

对35CrMoA钢进行激光淬火一渗氮复合处理,采用XRD、SEM、TEM及M352腐蚀系统研究了激光淬火/渗氮层的组织、相组成、耐蚀性能,并与气体渗氮层对比.结果表明,两种渗氮层均由ε相、γ'相及Cr_2N相组成.激光淬火/渗氮白亮层中ε-Fe_3N含量较高,而脆硬的ζ-Fe_2N相及Fe_2O_3含量较低,白亮层厚度由气体渗氮层的25μm降为激光淬火/渗氮的12μm,其致密度增加;激光淬火/渗氮层中E_(corr)值较气体渗氮的提高,自腐蚀电流由气体渗氮的57.68 μA/cm~2减小到激光/渗氮的3.166 μA/cm~2,其耐蚀性提高.     

氮等离子焰纯钛表面氮化

利用改造TIG焊枪通入N2+Ar混合气体产生氮等离子焰,在大气中直接加热纯钛试件,使基体表面的Ti元素与等离子焰中的N元素相互作用形成氮化层.主要研究了氮化温度和氮化时间对纯钛表面氮化层组织及性能的影响规律,得到了较佳氮化工艺参数.采用金相显微镜、扫描电镜和X射线衍射等检测方法,分析了氮化层的形成机理、表面及截面微观形貌,并测试了表面显微硬度及耐磨性.结果表明,氮化层主要由TiN相组成,组织均匀、致密,与基体为良好的冶金结合,有效地改善了纯钛基体的耐磨性.     

等离子体渗氮气压对合金钢渗氮层微观结构和性能的影响

目的 选择M50NiL钢（高合金钢）和AISI 4140钢（低合金钢）2种合金钢,研究渗氮气压对合金钢等离子体渗氮层组织结构、渗层厚度、硬度、韧性和摩擦磨损性能的影响规律。方法 根据离子渗氮GB/T30883—2017,在0～500 Pa渗氮气压范围内选择170、250、350 Pa 3个渗氮气压进行等离子体渗氮,研究渗层微观结构和性能。结果 对于M50NiL和AISI 4140两种合金钢,350 Pa时渗层厚度均最大,170 Pa次之,250 Pa厚度最小。M50NiL钢在350 Pa渗氮和AISI 4140钢在170 Pa渗氮时,表面层具有最优的强韧性。摩擦磨损性能显示,170 Pa和350 Pa气压渗氮的摩擦磨损性能明显优于250 Pa气压渗氮,其中磨损率规律与渗氮层的韧性值测试结果吻合。结论 气压影响了氮离子的能量和分布,从而影响了渗层厚度,钢中的合金元素含量和气压共同影响表面强韧化效果,并且表面强韧化效果直接影响渗氮层的摩擦磨损性能。     

Corrosion and mechanical properties of duplex-treated 301 stainless steel

Plasma nitriding is a widely used technique for increasing the surface hardness of stainless steels, and consequently, for improving their tribological properties. It is also used to create an interface between soft stainless steel substrates and hard coatings to improve adhesion. This paper reports on the mechanical and corrosion properties of AISI301 stainless steel (SS) after a duplex treatment consisting of plasma nitriding followed by deposition of Cr bond coat and CrSiN top layer by magnetron sputtering. Mechanical properties of the deposited films, such as hardness (H) and reduced Young's modulus (E_r), were measured using depth-sensing indentation. Potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) were carried out to evaluate resistance to localized and to general corrosion, respectively. The corrosion behavior has been correlated with the microstructure and composition of the surface layers, determined by complementary characterization techniques, including XRD, SEM, and EDS. The CrSiN layers exhibited an H value of 24 GPa, whereas the nitrided layer was shown to present a gradual increase of H from 5 GPa (in the nitrogen-free SS matrix) to almost 14 GPa at the surface. The electrochemical measurements showed that the nitriding temperature is a critical parameter for defining the corrosion properties of the duplex-treated SS. At a relatively high temperature (723 K), the nitrided layer exhibited poor corrosion resistance due to the precipitation of chromium nitride compounds and the depletion of Cr in the iron matrix. This, in turn, leads to poor corrosion performance of the duplex-treated SS since pores and defects in the CrSiN film were potential sites for pitting. At relatively low nitriding temperature (573 K), the nitrided interface exhibited excellent corrosion resistance due to the formation of a compound-free diffusion layer. This is found to favor passivation of the material at the electrode/electrolyte interface of the duplex-treated SS.     

304 不锈钢低温离子渗氮及氮碳共渗处理

目的研究304不锈钢离子渗氮层和氮碳共渗层的组织、硬度及耐磨、耐蚀性能,并考察渗层的磨损机理。方法利用离子渗氮及氮碳共渗工艺在304不锈钢表面获得硬化层,利用XRD,OM及共聚焦显微镜、显微硬度仪、电化学测试仪,分析处理前后渗层的组织、相结构及渗层的硬度及耐磨耐蚀性能。结果 304不锈钢氮碳共渗和渗氮层主要为S相层,在相同工艺条件下,氮碳共渗工艺获得的渗层为γN+γC的复合渗层,且厚度大于单一渗氮层。渗氮层和氮碳共渗层硬度约为基体硬度的3.5倍。在干滑动摩擦条件下,氮碳共渗层比渗氮层具有更好的耐磨性能;渗氮层的磨损机理为磨粒磨损的犁沟效应和断裂,氮碳共渗层的磨损机理为磨粒磨损的犁沟和微切削。电化学测试表明,渗氮层和氮碳共渗层的耐蚀性能均优于基体。结论 304不锈钢在420℃进行离子渗氮和氮碳共渗处理后,硬度和耐磨性能可大幅提高,且氮碳共渗处理效果更佳。     

阴极电压和供氮方式对纯氮离子渗氮的影响

分别研究了在500、600、650和700 V阴极电压条件下采用连续供气抽真空和间歇供氮闭炉的方式进行纯氮离子渗氮的工艺及机理.通过对间歇供氮闭炉离子渗氮层显微组织、相组成和硬度梯度的测定与分析,计算和验证了该工艺中N2分子临界离解能.结果表明,纯氮离子渗氮的活性氮原子来自于经阴极位降区加速的高能N 2与中性N2分子间的非弹性碰撞,离解N2分子的N 2离子临界能为48.64 eV,相应的阴极电压门槛值为650 V.纯氮离子渗氮工艺除要求阴极电压高于650 V外,间歇供气闭炉渗氮也是必备条件,在一定温度和足够高的阴极电压下,只有采用间歇供氮闭炉方式进行离子渗氮,从N2分子才能离解出足够多的活性氮原子,使试样表面产生明显的渗氮效果.     

盐浴渗氮处理对FeCrMnNiAl0.2Ti0.1高熵合金组织及性能的影响

采用盐浴渗氮的化学热处理方法对FeCrMnNiAl_0.2Ti_0.1高熵合金进行表面强化,主要工艺为预热+盐浴渗氮+氧化,研究渗氮温度对渗层和性能的影响。采用光学显微镜、扫描电镜、X射线衍射仪研究不同渗氮温度下高熵合金的组织结构和物相,利用显微硬度计和W-2000摩擦磨损试验机分别测量硬度和耐磨性。结果表明,经过盐浴渗氮后,高熵合金表面形成含氮化物和氧化物的复合渗层,渗氮层深度最高为27.1 μm,硬度最高可达1080.0 HV0.2。盐浴渗氮可以有效提高高熵合金的耐磨性,改善摩擦学行为,640 ℃渗氮试样的磨损率仅为0.025 mm³/(N·m),与铸态相比降低了约76.7%。