The paper presents an overview of diffusion surface treatments, especially nitriding
processes, applied to duplex and superduplex stainless steels in the last five years …

A wear-resistant nitrided layer was formed on a 304L austenitic stainless steel substrate by
DC plasma nitriding. Effects of DC plasma nitriding parameters on the structural phases …

The effect of surface roughness, volume fraction of martensite and the tendency to form CrN
phase during plasma nitriding of AISI 304 stainless steel pretreated by surface mechanical …

The microstructural variation and antibacterial properties of the AISI 304 stainless steel
containing silver (Ag) element have been investigated by means of optical microscopy (OM) …

PIII nitriding was applied to superaustenitic steel to improve wear resistance without
compromising pitting and hydrogen embrittlement corrosion resistance. Nitriding at …

The different physical responses of austenite (γ) and ferrite (α) iron structures upon nitriding
result in technical challenges to the uniform modification of α-γ materials, as the super …

AISI 304 stainless was modified by low-pressure arc plasma-assisted nitriding (PAN)
process at different temperatures. The structure, micrographs and composition depth profile …

Nitriding of AISI 303 austenitic stainless steel using microwave plasma system at various
temperatures was conducted in the present study. The nitrided layers were characterized via …

Modified supermartensitic stainless steel surfaces were investigated as protective means
against deterioration in Cl−-and H+-rich media. Nitrogen plasma immersion ion implantation …

Supermartensitic stainless steels (SMSS) are commonly employed in the oil exploitation
industry and present a good balance between the necessary physical and chemical …