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2nd International Brazilian Conference on Tribology — vol. 2, num.2 (2014)
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Nitriding of metallic materials using electric discharges generated during electric discharge machining (EDM) is a recently developed technique. The aim of this paper was to correlate mechanical properties of a nitrided layer produced in AISI 4140 steel by EDM nitriding with the type and amount of nitrides. A conventional die-sinking EDM equipment and electrolytic copper electrodes were used to generate the electric discharges. The electrolyte was a solution of urea in deionized water. Knoop microhardness profiles assessed the variation of hardness along the nitrided layer, whereas the elastic modulus of this layer was measured using nanoindentation tests. Optical microscopy and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were used to characterize the nitrided surface. The results showed the formation of a nitrided layer containing iron nitrides with average thickness of around 25 µm. The amount of nitrides reduced from the surface towards the centre and these results correlated well with microhardness profiles obtained.
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Nitriding; AISI 4140 steel; EDM; Urea; Knoop microhardness
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Rogério Felício dos Santos;
Ernane Rodrigues da Silva;
André Rezende Figueiredo Oliveira;
Henara Lillian Costa;
Alberto Arnaldo Raslan.
SURFACE MICROHARDNESS OF AISI 4140 STEEL NITRIDED DURING ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING
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p. 4090-4097.
In: 2nd International Brazilian Conference on Tribology,
Foz do Iguaçu - Brasil,
2014.
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, DOI 10.5151/1472-5836-25756
