Thermochemical Surface Engineering of Steels
- 2nd Edition - April 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editors: Eric J. Mittemeijer, Marcel A.J. Somers
- Language: English
Thermochemical Surface Engineering of Steels, Second Edition presents up to date information on a range of techniques and their applications. This edition expands upon the materi… Read more
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Thermochemical Surface Engineering of Steels, Second Edition presents up to date information on a range of techniques and their applications. This edition expands upon the material presented in the first edition, now including a discussion of high temperature process for stainless steels as well as a new chapter on solution nitriding, as well as fully updating the current materials. The book is comprised of five parts, which take the reader from theory through to application. Part 1 presents foundational information regarding Thermodynamics; Part 2 discusses the requirements for improved fatigue resistance for materials exposed to thermochemical treatments. Parts 3 looks at nitriding, nitrocarburizing and carburizing, followed by a look at specific low temperature carburizing and nitriding; The book concludes with a discussion of various thermochemical surface engineering methods.
- Provides the latest information on the fundamentals of surface treatments and the performance of improved materials
- Covers nitriding, nitrocarburizing and carburizing of iron and iron carbon alloys, as well as solution nitriding
- Examines how different thermochemical surface engineering methods can help against corrosion
Materials Scientists and Engineers
Part One: Fundamentals
1. Thermodynamics and kinetics of gas and gas–solid reactions
2. Kinetics of thermochemical surface treatments
3. Process technologies for thermochemical surface engineering
Part Two: Improved materials performance
4. Fatigue resistance of carburized and nitrided steels
5. Tribological behaviour of thermochemically surface engineered steels
6. Corrosion behaviour of nitrided, nitrocarburised and carburised steels
Part Three: Nitriding, nitrocarburizing and carburizing
7. Nitriding of binary and ternary iron-based alloys
8. Development of the compound layer during nitriding and nitrocarburising of iron and iron-carbon alloys
9. Austenitic nitriding and nitrocarburizing of steels
10. Classical nitriding of heat treatable steel
11. Plasma-assisted nitriding and nitrocarburizing of steel and other ferrous alloys
12. ZeroFlow gas nitriding of steels
13. Carburizing of steels
Part Four: Low temperature carburizing and nitriding
14. Low temperature surface hardening of stainless steel
15. Gaseous processes for low temperature surface hardening of stainless steel
16. Plasma-assisted processes for surface hardening of stainless steel
17. Applications of low-temperature surface hardening of stainless steels
Part Five: Dedicated thermochemical surface engineering methods
18. Boriding to improve the mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of steels
19. The thermo-reactive deposition and diffusion process for coating steels to improve wear resistance
20. Sherardizing: corrosion protection of steels by zinc diffusion coatings
21. Aluminizing of steel to improve high temperature corrosion resistance
22. Duplex Treatment
- Edition: 2
- Latest edition
- Published: April 1, 2026
- Language: English
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Eric J. Mittemeijer
Eric J. Mittemeijer, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems and Institute for Materials Science, University of Stuttgart, Germany.
Affiliations and expertise
Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems and Institute for Materials Science, University of Stuttgart, GermanyMS
Marcel A.J. Somers
Marcel A. J. Somers, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark.
Affiliations and expertise
Technical University of Denmark, Denmark