EP0421236B1 - Verfahren zum Nitrocarburieren von Bauteilen aus Stahl - Google Patents

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EP0421236B1
EP0421236B1 EP90118366A EP90118366A EP0421236B1 EP 0421236 B1 EP0421236 B1 EP 0421236B1 EP 90118366 A EP90118366 A EP 90118366A EP 90118366 A EP90118366 A EP 90118366A EP 0421236 B1 EP0421236 B1 EP 0421236B1
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    • C23—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
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    • C23C8/00—Solid state diffusion of only non-metal elements into metallic material surfaces; Chemical surface treatment of metallic material by reaction of the surface with a reactive gas, leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, e.g. conversion coatings, passivation of metals
    • C23C8/40—Solid state diffusion of only non-metal elements into metallic material surfaces; Chemical surface treatment of metallic material by reaction of the surface with a reactive gas, leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, e.g. conversion coatings, passivation of metals using liquids, e.g. salt baths, liquid suspensions
    • C23C8/52—Solid state diffusion of only non-metal elements into metallic material surfaces; Chemical surface treatment of metallic material by reaction of the surface with a reactive gas, leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, e.g. conversion coatings, passivation of metals using liquids, e.g. salt baths, liquid suspensions more than one element being applied in one step
    • C23C8/54—Carbo-nitriding
    • C23C8/56—Carbo-nitriding of ferrous surfaces

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  • the invention relates to a method for nitrocarburizing steel components in cyanate- and cyanide-containing molten salts at temperatures of 560 to 700 o C.
  • molten salts from mixtures of alkali cyanides, alkali cyanates and alkali carbonates are used, which are usually operated at temperatures of 560 to 590 o C.
  • Such salt baths are known for example from DE-PS 1 149 035.
  • nitrocarburizing salt baths that work at higher temperatures up to 700 oC .
  • the workpieces are exposed to the action of the molten salt for some time, with nitrogen and carbon diffusing into the workpieces and iron carbonitride phases being formed in the surface layers. These phases particularly increase the wear resistance and corrosion resistance of the components.
  • the nitrogen and carbon supply of the molten salt, the treatment temperature and the treatment time influence the structure, the thickness and the quality of the nitrocarburizing layer.
  • nitrocarburizing treatment is carried out in the salt baths containing cyanate and cyanide, for example at 580 o C, components are obtained which have very good properties with regard to wear and corrosion resistance.
  • the reason for this is the formation of a monophase ⁇ -iron carbonitride layer.
  • 580 o C relatively long periods of time are necessary, which are normally several hours.
  • the nitrocarburizing treatment is carried out in a first stage at 600 to 700 o C and in a second stage at 560 to 590 o C, the Nitrocarburizing times of the two stages can range from 20: 1 to 1:15.
  • the treatment is preferably carried out in the first stage at 610 to 650 ° C. for 10 to 120 minutes and in the second stage at 570 to 590 ° C. for 10 to 90 minutes.
  • connection layer With this two-stage treatment, a sufficiently thick connection layer can be achieved in a relatively short time, which surprisingly has the same properties as a connection layer that is formed in considerably longer periods at temperatures of 560 to 590 ° C. This makes it possible to shorten the nitrocarburizing time considerably without deteriorating the quality of the treated components with regard to wear, corrosion, fatigue strength and others.
  • Figures 1 and 2 show a graphical representation of the corrosion behavior (Fig. 1) and the wear resistance (Fig. 2) of samples made of steel CK 45 after treatment in a molten salt with 2.8% by weight cyanide and 37.4% by weight. % Cyanate at different temperatures.
  • Fig. 1 compares the corrosion resistance of cylindrical samples after nitrocarburizing. In all cases the treatment was carried out so that a connecting layer thickness of about 15 ⁇ m was present.
  • the left bar shows the corrosion resistance of piston rods that were nitrocarburized for 90 minutes at 580 o C.
  • the middle bar shows the resistance of the parts after 30 minutes nitrocarburizing at 630 o C and the right bar shows the resistance of samples, the first 20 minutes at 630 o and then 20 minutes at 580 o C have been nitrocarburized.
  • the wear behavior is also favorably influenced by the two-stage treatment according to the invention.
  • the result of an Amsler test is shown in Figure 2.
  • Curve 1 corresponds to the normal treatment of samples made of material C45, 90 minutes at 580 o C;
  • curve 2 was determined on samples which had been nitrocrubbed for 30 minutes at 630 o C and the result of the two-stage nitrocarburization, 20 minutes 630 o C and 20 minutes 580 o C, shows curve 3.
  • the wear behavior of a component that lasted 20 minutes at 630 o C and then treated for 20 minutes at 580 o is comparable to that of a component that was nitrocarburized for 90 minutes at 580 o C.
  • the treatment time is thus more than halved with the method according to the invention.

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