MIAO Xiaoji, WU Jiqiang, MEI Wenchen, SUN Fei, XU Lei, ZHANG Yulong, HU Jing. Comparative Study on Plasma Oxynitriding and Plasma Nitriding for 42CrMo Steel. Aeronautical Manufacturing Technology, 2019, 62(21): 64-68.
MIAO Xiaoji, WU Jiqiang, MEI Wenchen, SUN Fei, XU Lei, ZHANG Yulong, HU Jing. Comparative Study on Plasma Oxynitriding and Plasma Nitriding for 42CrMo Steel. Aeronautical Manufacturing Technology, 2019, 62(21): 64-68. DOI: 10.16080/j.issn1671–833x.2019.21.064.
Comparative Study on Plasma Oxynitriding and Plasma Nitriding for 42CrMo Steel
42CrMo steel was selected as the testing material. Plasma oxynitriding using different air flow in the same pulsed plasma nitriding system for 42CrMo steel was investigated innovatively
and compared with conventional plasma nitriding processing. The cross-sectional microstructures
phases
corrosion resistance were determined by optical microscopy
X-ray diffraction
microhardness tester and electrochemical workstations. The results show that plasma oxynitriding owns much higher efficiency compared with plasma nitriding
thus makes thicker compound layer under the same other conditions. Meanwhile
higher porosity of nitrided layer is obtained. Furthermore
corrosion resistance can be significantly improved due to chemically stable formation and compact Fe
3
O
4
oxi
de in the compound layer during plasma oxynitriding process
and air flow of 0.3L/min offers the optimum performance for 42CrMo steel due to highest ratio of Fe
3
O
4
to Fe
2
O
3
. This research can provide a reference for improving the surface modification process of 42CrMo.