Nitriding Process
Nitriding, a low temperature surface hardening process, is based on implementing nitrogen atoms on the steel piece surface as interstitial space atoms and creating a hard layer on the surface. Salt bath and gas atmosphere are used as nitrogen providing environment.
To create the hard layer a very rapid cooling process is not necessary. In general nitriding temperature for all steel types is between 495-580
o C. Because fast cooling speed is not necessary and low application temperatures are suitable for the process, the level of distortion on the pieces is minimum.
In TAMÇELİK nitriding is provided in salt bath called as Tenifer and vacuum furnace.