An Accelerated Carburizing Process

2005-01-4174

11/22/2005

Event
SAE Brasil 2005 Congress and Exhibit
Authors Abstract
Content
One of the most important heat treating processes is steel carburizing. However, the relatively long process times makes carburizing (and related thermochemical processes) a particularly energy consumptive and expensive process. Thus, if significant reductions in process times or temperatures can be achieved, this would result in substantial product cost savings and reduced energy consumption. Various methods of accelerating the carburizing process have been reported previously including: the use of rare earth metals, optimization by computer control of endo gas composition, use of superficial nitriding and others. In this paper, an overview of a new process using a hydrocarbon decomposition reaction catalyst that results in substantial diffusion rate acceleration and/or the potential use of significantly lower carburization temperatures will be discussed.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2005-01-4174
Pages
8
Citation
Franceschini Canale, L., Totten, G., and Junqi, A., "An Accelerated Carburizing Process," SAE Technical Paper 2005-01-4174, 2005, https://doi.org/10.4271/2005-01-4174.
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Published
Nov 22, 2005
Product Code
2005-01-4174
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English