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    Plasma nitriding plus oxidizing as a protective treatment for AISI 4140 steel
    (2022-09-29) Dalibón Bähler, Eugenia Laura; Vergniaud, Pablo Martín; Karges, Esteban; Cabo, Amado; Brühl, Sonia Patricia
    AISI 4140 is a typical chromium molybdenum medium alloy steel, widely used as construction steel for machine components. Plasma nitriding has been applied as surface hardening treatment with success but the nitrided layer isn ́t always good for corrosion. Plasma nitriding plus oxidizing is proposed as an environmentally friendly alternative which can assure a good wear resistance and also provide a corrosion protective surface layer. In this investigation, heat treated AISI 4140 steel was plasma nitrided in a 15 hours process at 500 C and then oxidized in the same chamber using two different temperatures: 400 C and 500 C, 1 hour duration in a water steam atmosphere. Microstructure was analysed by optical and electronic microscopy and XRD. Wear resistance was tested in a pin on disk machine using alumina as counterpart and corrosion resistance was evaluated in salt spray fog tests and electrochemical tests in NaCl solution, comparing with only nitrided samples of the same steel. The oxide layer was 0.5 microns width, and the nitrided compound layer beneath, 3 microns width. XRD revealed the presence of magnetite and in a minor proportion, hematite in the oxide layer, and gamma iron nitrides in the nitrided layer. In the pin on disk tests with 3 N load no significative variations occurred between the oxidized samples compared with the only nitrided ones, neither in volume loss nor in friction coefficient. On the other hand, in the salt spray fog tests, only the nitrided samples oxidized at 400 C did not present signs of general corrosion after 100 h test. In the electrochemical tests, both oxidized samples had a nobler corrosion potential and a pseudo passive region, showing a better corrosion behaviour of the oxidized samples compared to the nitrided ones, which suffered from active dissolution in the chloride solution.
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    Plasma nitriding and plasma nitrocarburizing of a low alloy steel selected to produce camshafts for diesel engines
    (2015-05-14) Cabo, Amado; Brühl, Sonia Patricia; Prieto, Germán; Tuckart, Walter Roberto
    Camshafts are a relevant part of diesel engines of extended use today. These components work under torsion and are also prone to fatigue and wear damage. Usually they are manufactured by casting, forging or machining from forged bars of low alloy steels. In most cases, the machined surfaces are quenched and tempered by induction heating. To withstand the efforts imposed on the active surfaces and improve tribological and fatigue properties, the industry used for decades thermochemical technologies such as: salt bath or gaseous nitriding and nitrocarburizing processes. This work studied the effects of plasma nitriding and plasma nitrocarburizing, on the tribological behavior of the steel SAE 1045HM3 proposed to produce camshafts. Results show that plasma nitrided samples present the best tribological behavior compared to the nitrocarburized and quenched and tempered ones. The influence of the roughness produced by the thermochemical processes also appears to be important.
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    Comportamiento a la corrosión de un acero endurecible por precipitación nitrurado y recubierto con SiOxNy
    (2013-08) Dalibón Bähler, Eugenia Laura; Moscatelli, Mauro Nicolás; Simison, Silvia; Escalada, Lisandro; Cabo, Amado; Lasorsa, Carlos; Brühl, Sonia Patricia
    Los aceros inoxidables endurecibles por precipitación (PH) son utilizados en aplicaciones donde se requiere resistencia al desgaste y a la corrosión. Para mejorar las propiedades superficiales se pueden combinar tratamientos termoquímicos con la deposición de un recubrimiento duro. Se presentan los resultados del estudio del comportamiento a la corrosión y a la erosión de un recubrimiento de SiOxNy depositado sobre un acero PH nitrurado (proceso dúplex) comparándolo con el acero sólo nitrurado en dos condiciones diferentes. Se analizó la microestructura, se realizaron ensayos de erosión-corrosión, de corrosión en niebla salina y de polarización cíclica en NaCl. El recubrimiento fue de 1,4 µm de espesor y dureza de 2300 HV. En los ensayos de erosión y de corrosión, el mejor comportamiento lo tuvo la muestra dúplex (nitrurada y recubierta).Esto podría atribuirse a que la capa nitrurada resulta una buena interfaz que mejora la adhesión y aporta un buen soporte mecánico.
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    Development of a post oxidizing process over nitrided medium alloy steels for wear and corrosion protection in oil sucker rod lift
    (2018-09-28) Cirimello, Pablo; Brühl, Sonia Patricia; Dalibón Bähler, Eugenia Laura; Cabo, Amado; Carfi, Guillermo Rodolfo; Aguirre, Luis Alberto
    To study this surface treatment, AISI 4140 polished PPD prototypes were nitrided, in a DC Plasma industrial equipment, and then were oxidized in the same chamber. Witness specimens were also treated and analyzed in the laboratory.
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    Development of a post oxidizing process over nitrided and nitrocarburized steels for wear and corrosion protection
    (2018-09-20) Brühl, Sonia Patricia; Dalibón Bähler, Eugenia Laura; Cabo, Amado; Carfi, Guillermo Rodolfo; Crimello, Pablo
    The environmental concern on the use of this coating stimulated the research activities for alternatives of hard chromium. In this work, AISI 1045 was nitrocarburized, AISI 4140 was nitrided, both in a DC Plasma industrial equipment, and they were oxidized as prost treatment in the same chamber.
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    Corrosion behaviour of a SiOxNy coated and nitrided ph stainles steel
    (Elsevier, 2015) Dalibón Bähler, Eugenia Laura; Moscatelli, Mauro Nicolás; Simison, Silvia; Escalada, Lisandro; Cabo, Amado; Lasorsa, Carlos; Brühl, Sonia Patricia
    Precipitation hardening stainless steels are used in applications where wear and corrosion resistance are required. To improve the surface properties, thermochemical treatments in combination with hard coatings can be used. In this work, the corrosion behaviour of SiOxNy coatings deposited on nitrided and non-nitrided Corrax® PH stainless steel were evaluated comparing them with the behaviour of samples which were only nitrided (two different conditions of nitrogen percentage in the working gases were used). The microstructure was analyzed. Corrosion behaviour was evaluated by the Salt Spray Fog Test and cyclic potentiodynamic polarization in NaCl solution. Erosion-corrosion tests were conducted. The thickness of the coating was about 1.4 microns, and its hardness was 2300 HV. The film had better erosion and corrosion behaviour when it was deposited on the nitrided steel. This fact demonstrated that the nitrided layer results in a good interface that improves the adhesion and mechanical support.
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    Influencia de los parámetros de nitruración iónica de corta duración en la resistencia al desgaste de un acero AISI 420 : películas delgadas y tratamientos de superficie
    (2015-11-17) Charadía, Raúl; Cabo, Amado; Moscatelli, Mauro Nicolás; Dalibón Bähler, Eugenia Laura; Brühl, Sonia Patricia
    Los aceros inoxidables martensíticos son frecuentemente utilizados en la industria petroquímica e hidráulica y toda aquella donde se requiera un acero inoxidable con buenas propiedades mecánicas y alta resistencia al desgaste. La nitruración asistida por plasma ha probado ser un método de modificación superficial eficaz para endurecer este tipo de aceros, sin embargo, como es ampliamente conocido en todos los casos los procesos son de larga duración (aproximadamente 10 horas o más). En este trabajo se estudió el comportamiento al desgaste de las capas nitruradas obtenidas con un tratamiento de nitruración de 5 horas de duración y dos temperaturas de tratamiento diferentes. Se midió dureza en superficie y en profundidad. Se analizó la microestructura y se evaluó el comportamiento al desgaste mediante ensayos de pin on disk y de erosión. El espesor de capa y la profundidad de penetración de nitrógeno fueron mayores en la muestra nitrurada a mayor temperatura y 5 horas de duración. El comportamiento en los ensayos de pin on disk fue mejor en la muestra nitrurada a mayor temperatura y en los ensayos de erosión la tendencia demuestra un comportamiento que se relaciona no sólo con la alta dureza superficial de las muestras tratadas sino con el decaimiento gradual del perfil de dureza en profundidad.