Research Article
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 |
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