Abstract
The present chapter is devoted to the various mechanisms involved in the buildup and relief of residual stress in nitrided and nitrocarburized cases. The work presented is an overview of model studies on iron and iron-based alloys. Subdivision is made between the compound (or white) layer, developing at the surfce and consisting of iron-based (carbo)nitrides, and the diffusion zone underneath, consisting of iron and alloying element nitrides dispersed in af ferritic matrix. Microstructural features are related directly to the origins of stress buildup and stres relief.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Handbook on Residual Stress |
| Editors | Jian Lu |
| Publication date | 2005 |
| Pages | 126-134 |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 |