Nitriding Process Characterization of Cold Worked AISI 304 and 316 Austenitic Stainless Steels

Figure 6

AISI 316 (a) liquid nitriding process; (b) gaseous nitriding process; (c) plasma nitriding process. AISI 304 (a) liquid nitriding process; (b) gaseous nitriding process; (c) plasma nitriding (marble etching) (figure bar scale equal to 50 μm).

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