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Laser nitriding of iron: Influence of the laser parameters on the nitriding efficiency

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Laser nitriding of Armco iron in nitrogen was studied for KrF-excimer-laser irradiation. The influence of the energy density and number of pulses on the nitrogen take-up and the nitride phases formed was investigated using Resonant Nuclear Reaction Analysis (RNRA) and Mössbauer spectroscopy. Besides the original a-iron, austeniteγ-Fe(N), martensiteα′-Fe(N),ε-Fe2+χN, andα″-Fe16N2 were identified. The fraction of the e-phase was found to increase with the number of pulses and the energy density. A threshold energy density of 1.8(2) J/cm2 for the laser nitriding process was found.

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  1. II. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Göttingen, Bunsenstrasse 7-9, D-37073, Göttingen, Germany

    C. Illgner, K. -P. Lieb & P. Schaaf

  2. Laser Laboratorium Göttingen, Hans-Adolf-Krebs-Weg 1, D-37077, Göttingen, Germany

    H. Köster, K. Mann & G. Marowsky

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Illgner, C., Lieb, K.P., Schaaf, P. et al. Laser nitriding of iron: Influence of the laser parameters on the nitriding efficiency. Appl. Phys. A 62, 231–236 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01575086

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