The graph shows the XRD patterns of low-temperature plasma-nitrided (PN), plasma-carburized (PC), and untreated AISI 316 stainless steel samples. It illustrates the displacement of the peaks corresponding to the γ-phase to the left, with increasing nitrogen or carbon. The shift is smaller for the PC sample than for the PN sample, indicating less lattice expansion and less distortion in the carbon S-phase.
Volume 4D, Heat Treating of Irons and Steels ⇒ Heat Treated High-Alloy Steels ⇒ Nitriding of Stainless Steels ⇒ Stainless Steels
