Surface morphology and mechanical strength of AISI M2 tool steel treated in abnormal glow region of plasma

• Main Authors: Naz, M.Y., Shukrullah, S., Ghaffar, A., Shakir, I., Ullah, S., Sagir, M., Pervaiz, M.
• Format: Article
• Published: Allerton Press Incorporation 2015
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84925003943&doi=10.3103%2fS1068375515010093&partnerID=40&md5=88fd3289f8d6249ead0c805d4ed18a18; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/26120/

Plasma ion nitriding is a flexible and multi-functional casehardening technique used in the given study for surface modifications of AISI M2 tool steel (0.9 C, 4.2 Cr, 5.0 Mo, 6.0 W, and 2.0 V). By varying the plasma treatment time from 1 to 4 hour and the filling gas pressure from 1 to 4 mbar, the...