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

Table 3

Average thickness of the nitride layer (µm) relating to Figure 5.

		A layer			B layer
AISI	Deformations	Gaseous	Plasma	Liquid	Gaseous	Plasma	Liquid
304	0%	71	33	34	16	10	10
	10%	67	29	33	15	13	10
	20%	65	34	33	13	9	10
	30%	66	26	32	17	11	10
	40%	71	26	33	18	12	10
316	0%	51	29	28	12	17	11
	10%	48	20	23	12	18	10
	20%	50	27	22	15	13	9
	30%	47	28	24	15	17	10
	40%	51	20	26	14	18	10