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Gears are designed to mesh together. This means that they are in point contact with each other at the single point known as the pressure face.

Dimensional changes will occur during any of the case-hardening procedures, such as nitriding through to carburizing. Why does this occur?

One of the many advantages of plasma nitriding is that the ratio of nitrogen to hydrogen can be varied to suit the steel being processed in relation to the appropriate required surface metallurgy.

The choice of the process method using plasma technology has really come down to the use of the Pulsed DC system in today’s process technology.

Nitride networks will form as a result of the lack of process control during the nitriding process.

Is there any way to reduce the risk of grain-boundary oxidation (GBO) during the carburizing procedure?

Grain-boundary oxidation is a phenomenon that is caused by the diffusion of oxygen into the steel surface.

A question was asked recently by a reader of a 2010 blog. This response addresses this question for the benefit of all readers.