General Technical Resources

Carburisation

Carburising is one of the most commonly performed steel heat treatments. For perhaps three thousand years it was performed by […]

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Nitriding

Nitriding is a similar process to carburising. At elevated temperatures, a Nitrogen rich (typically ammonia, NH₃) gas is pumped into […]

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Oxidation

Oxidation is the reaction of Oxygen with an element in steel. The most common form of oxidation is rust. Rust […]

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Passivation

Are you seeing requirements calling for the passivation of stainless steels? Stainless steels, even the least alloyed, will passivate immediately […]

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Pitting Corrosion

Are you seeing requirements calling for the passivation of stainless steels? Stainless steels, even the least alloyed, will passivate immediately […]

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