Nitriding modelling in nanoscale

Abstract

Modelling on Plasma and gas nitriding of austenitic and low alloy steels have strong influence of interfacial - nanoescale phenomena. Gamma prime and epsilon nitrogen-iron phases evolution during the nitriding process wasn't found explicitly simulated on literature. On present work we simulated nitrind process on low alloy steels - with their precipitation phenomena and nitrides moving interfaces - using diffusional models plus cellular automata. Surface effects and heterogeneities and local transition phenomena considered on our models show that some experimental results considered "errors" on literature are predicted by our simulations. In present work parameters like diffusion coefficient and surface conditions and gradient of nitrogen concentrations between different phases was measured.