Islet Nitriding of Product Surfaces Made from Alloy Steel

One of the most urgent problems of modern machine engineering is to increase the wear resistance of machine parts. The appearance of new technologies of parts strengthening treatment and improvement of the existing ones, especially the technologies based on thermochemical method, remain quite sought-after and are successfully used to improve the operational properties of the parts. Parts surface layer nitriding as the most common method of improving the service life and reliability of the modern machine parts got a new quality due to the use of ion-plasma processes. At the same time, the ever-increasing requirements for performance of machines and devices of different purposes, intensification and tightening of the conditions for their operation requires the creation of new nitriding technologies to provide a range of required properties of parts surface materials. This article is dedicated to the development and research of new nitriding technologies for alloyed steel parts. The aim of the proposed nitriding technology is to provide a composite layer combining high wear resistance and ductility of surface layer material. A feature of the nitriding technology is creating the conditions of processes of thermochemical treatment of parts, making it possible to form the islet nitrided layer.