Kolsterizing
Kolsterizing
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Hi
What is Kolsterizing? Is it a nitriding process or a carburizing process? What temperatures is it carried out. I was thinking of substituting Kolsterizing with Ion Nitriding for Stainless Steel. Any problems to be anticipated?
Thanks
What is Kolsterizing? Is it a nitriding process or a carburizing process? What temperatures is it carried out. I was thinking of substituting Kolsterizing with Ion Nitriding for Stainless Steel. Any problems to be anticipated?
Thanks





RE: Kolsterizing
See
How to increase 304 SS hardness
Thread330-49696
for info and link re the Kolsterising process from Bodycote.
RE: Kolsterizing
RE: Kolsterizing
There is also a Japanese nitriding process that gives good results, although not quite as good as Kolsterizing. See paper by Thomas Bell and Chen X. Li, "Stainless Steel - Low Temperature Nitriding and Carburizing", in Advanced Materials and Processes, June, 2002. This reviews many of the current and developing processes.