Nitriding of steel parts for machine construction in an endothermic atmosphere

Conclusion To ensure the required characteristics of the diffusion layer in heat-resistant steels, it is recommended to subject them to two-stage nitriding: saturation at 950°C for 2 h in endogas with an addition of 12% natural gas and 4% ammonia, lowering the temperature to 900°C, holding for 5 h in endogas with an addition of 6% natural gas and 4% ammonia; exchange of gas 6 times.Translated from Metallovedenie i Termicheskaya Obrabotka Metallov, No. 4, pp. 34–36, April, 1982.