Abstract
A description is given of the corrosion behavior of nitride layers built up by nitriding mild steel in a salt bath and in gaseous and plasma atmospheres. The investigations are related to corrosion in atmospheric and aqueous media (test climates and bench tests in liquids). A very distinctive corrosion behavior of the different nitride layers has been observed. By nitrocarburizing with subsequent oxidation a corrosion resistance can be obtained which is comparable to the effect of metallic coatings like chromium and nickel or (with restrictions) cadmium and zinc of similar coating thickness.
Translated title of the contribution | Comparative Studies of the Corrosion of Nitride Layers on Unalloyed Steel. |
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Original language | German |
Pages (from-to) | 356-362 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Haerterei-Technische Mitteilungen |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 6 |
State | Published - Nov 1987 |