The authors have undertaken a research task with a view to apply of evolutionary algorithms and artificial neural network to design of the course of a gas nitriding process, which guarantees to obtain the expected hardness profile in the nitrided layer. The gas nitriding process is widely used in industry in order to improve the functional properties of machine and tool parts. First of all, the...

This paper introduces an excellent merge of Soft computing techniques from Computer Science Engineering, Plasma Technology and Material Surface Engineering. The paper is mainly focused on the Case Based Reasoning (CBR) approach for plasma nitriding process in the prediction of the values of the process parameters for different alloyed steels based on the actual data available from number of hig...

T. Frączek, M. Olejnik, Częstochowa University of Technology, Częstochowa Poland An analysis of the infl uence of diff erent parameters of the ion nitriding process conducted in a H2 + N2 atmosphere on the properties of the surface layer of Grade 2 titanium was carried out in the study. This allowed a model for ion nitriding of technical titanium to be developed. The equipment used in the exper...

An alternative, subcritical-temperature austenitic nitriding process is evaluated in this paper with the purpose of accelerating the treatment cycle, optimizing the hardness gradient in nitrided layers and seeking improved process control. Comparing to the conventional nitriding processed at ferritic temperature and followed by slow cooling, the alternative process includes nitriding at elevate...

M. Ogórek, Z. Skuza, T. Frączek, Czestochowa University of Technology, Czestochowa, Poland The study examined layers were formed on the outer surface of austenitic stainless steel 304 under glow discharge conditions in the low-temperature and short-term ion nitriding. The outer layers analyzed in the work produced in parallel in the classical process of cathode and a novel method of “active scr...

Extrusion dies are usually regenerated several times (min 4 times). The phenomenon of extended life after each regenerative nitriding process has not been explained. In this work, the regeneration process of dies used in the extrusion of aluminium profiles has been presented. In the article, it was sought to explain the cause of increased die durability after the third or fourth nitriding. Also...

The article deals with mechanical properties of layers which were created by plasma nitriding technology. Nitrided layers apply to steel AISI 4140 were evaluated by metallographic method, GDOES method, microanalysis method and microhardness method. The trend of mechanical properties was experimentally obtained in dependence on length of cavity during plasma nitriding process. Moreover, the infl...

Metallic miniature products have been highlighted as mini-/micro-structural components working as a precise mechanism, in dispensing systems, and in medical operations. In particular, the essential mechanical parts such as pipes and nozzles have strength and hardness sufficient for ejecting viscous liquids, solders, and particles. A low-temperature plasma nitriding process was proposed as a sur...

The e ect of low temperature plasma nitriding on wear resistance of Ti6Al4V alloy were investigated. There have been several studies to investigate the low temperature plasma nitriding on Ti6Al4V alloy. Plasma nitriding processes under gas mixture of N2/H2 = 3 were performed at temperature 535 ◦C for duration of 4, 8 and 12 h. Adhesive wear tests were carried out by using a tribometer in block-...

Surface mechanical attrition treatment (SMAT) is an effective method to accelerate the nitriding process of metallic materials. In this work, a novel technique named surface nano-alloying (SNA) was developed on the basis of surface mechanical attrition treatment, which was employed as a pretreatment for the nitriding of low carbon steel materials. The microstructure and surface properties of tr...