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NADCA ARTICLE
May 2003 - Page 52
Major Advances in Ferritic Nitrocarburizing
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Adhesion Testing

  Balzers coatings can be successfully applied over the process

Historic Timeline

  The history of nitriding from the early 1900's through the present.

Types FNC

  Defining the various types of nitriding that are available.

Criteria   Atmosphere parameters.
Heat Transfer

  Factors affecting ideal heat transfer during nitriding.

Critical Parameters

  Critical factors to consider to obtain maximum benefit.

Ammonia Dissociation   Advances in measuring diffusion depth and process monitoring.
Automated Equipment

  Photos of equipment being used at Badger Metal Tech

Table TherMaLLifeÒ

  Superiority comparison to other FNC and nitriding processes.

Solder Test Case   Validation Tutorial at Case Western Reserve University in 2002.
Solder Summary   Summary of conclusions from Case Western Reserve testing.
Thick v/s Thin

  Thick v/s thin diffusion zone comparisons and cautions.

MetaLL ifeÒ Curves   "T" process curves for MetaLL ifeÒ from T-21 thru T-71 with composite.
Combining Processes

  Lambda Research evaluation with resultant compression curves.

Future of FNC   Future advances could make possible coating diffusion processes.

Last Modified - Wednesday September 10, 2008