Low-temperature treatments have become a valuable method for improving the surface
hardness of stainless steels, and thus their tribological properties, without impairing their …

Demand for higher wear and corrosion resistance components has attracted increasing
interest in surface engineering. This line of research develops alternative processes for …

AISI 420 stainless steel is currently used in the manufacture of surgical and dental
instrumentation due to its hardenability, acceptable biocompatibility and resistance to …

Corrosion resistance of plasma carburized AISI 420 martensitic stainless steel was
evaluated by cyclic polarization test in 3.5% NaCl solution. Two distinct treatment groups …

This work presents the potential of low-temperature plasma carburizing treatments for
improving the cavitation erosion resistance of martensitic stainless steel (MSS). As …

Here, pulsed plasma nitriding of AISI-316L austenite stainless steel is conducted in a narrow
range of temperature 510-550° C and simultaneous combination of expanded austenite …

In this investigation, electropolishing and plasma ion nitriding were applied to super
austenitic stainless steel for the purpose of improving corrosion resistance and hardness …

Plasma nitriding has become a powerful tool to improve wear resistance of stainless steels
and sustain or improve corrosion resistance with an adequate selection of process …

Abstract A high-density RF-DC plasma nitriding system was employed on AISI420-J2
martensitic stainless steel at 653 K, 673 K, and 693 K for 14.4 ks. Scanning electron …

An incubation nitriding (IN) process was utilized to enhance the surface properties of
martensitic stainless steels. This process involved optimizing the process parameters to …