Ion Nitriding of Gears with Hollow Cathode Effect

Abstract

The computer model that allows predicting the temperature distribution during local ion nitriding with hollow cathode effect (HCE) and depth of the diffusion zone after the treatment was developed. The influence of the HCE on the temperature distribution for the gear was studied. Investigation results of the hollow cathode effect influence on the hardened layer depth for a sample of 38KhMYuA steel are presented.