Cathodic Cage Plasma Nitriding: An Innovative Technique

Table 1

AISI 316 thickness of the nitrided layers for samples height of 1, 3, 5 and 10 mm, at different temperatures.

Sample height (mm)		Temperature (K)
		673	723	773	673	723	773
		Cathodic cage			Conventional plasma nitriding
1	Layer thickness (μm)	7,8	22	49,1	1,3	16	24,5
3		8,5	23	50,9	2,1	17,4	28
5		10	28	52,2	3,5	23,5	36,4
10		12	32	53,4	4,4	29,5	45,8