Research Article

Plasma Nitriding of Surface Mo-Enriched Sintered Iron

Table 1

Plasma nitriding parameters.

Temperature540°C450°C

Gas Composition75% N2 + 25% H2
5% N2 + 95% H2
75% N2 + 25% H2
5% N2 + 95% H2

Working Pressure4.0 × 102 Pa
(3.0 Torr)
4.0 × 102 Pa 
(3.0 Torr)

Source Output Voltage500 V500 V

𝑇 o n (time on)180 μs180 μs

Holding Time120 min120 min