Selective case hardening of plain steel by carbon alloying with a plasma transferred arc (PTA) technique

Nikolaou, J; Bourithis, L; Papadimitriou, G

dc.contributor.author	Nikolaou, J	en
dc.contributor.author	Bourithis, L	en
dc.contributor.author	Papadimitriou, G	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:19:31Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:19:31Z
dc.date.issued	2003	en
dc.identifier.issn	0022-2461	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/15548
dc.subject.classification	Materials Science, Multidisciplinary	en
dc.subject.other	Carburizing	en
dc.subject.other	Cooling	en
dc.subject.other	Fatigue of materials	en
dc.subject.other	Laser beams	en
dc.subject.other	Melting	en
dc.subject.other	Microstructure	en
dc.subject.other	Strength of materials	en
dc.subject.other	Wear resistance	en
dc.subject.other	Plasma transferred arc (PTA) technique	en
dc.subject.other	Steel	en
dc.title	Selective case hardening of plain steel by carbon alloying with a plasma transferred arc (PTA) technique	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1023/A:1024492720694	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1024492720694	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2003	en
heal.abstract	The present work was undertaken in order to study the possibility of case hardening of a plain steel using the Plasma Transferred Arc (PTA) alloying process. It was found that, depending on the PTA operation parameters and cooling rates, either carburizing or case hardening can be obtained. The depth of carburizing reaches a depth up to 1 mm and can be pre-selected by adjusting the PTA operation parameters. Due to the beneficial effect of carburizing with the PTA alloying technique, wear resistance of the treated surface is significantly improved. (C) 2003 Kluwer Academic Publishers.	en
heal.publisher	KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBL	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Materials Science	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1023/A:1024492720694	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000183835300012	en
dc.identifier.volume	38	en
dc.identifier.issue	13	en
dc.identifier.spage	2883	en
dc.identifier.epage	2891	en