Nitriding Steel

Nitriding steels are medium-carbon steels that have had nitrogen introduced to their surface - usually via anhydrous ammonia gas processing - which reacts with nitride formers within the target material such as molybdenum, vanadium, aluminium, and chromium, to create a hardened case. This follows a similar process to carburizing, but the nitriding process occurs at a much lower temperature, which reduces the potential for distortion, which can afflict carburized components. Further, this has the added advantage of being performed post conventional strengthening and hardening processes for through-hardened steels, thereby adding hardness without threatening existing strength.

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Nitriding steels are used to produce aircraft components, crankshafts, gears, pins, bolts, spindles, shafts, pinions, and gear wheels.

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Integ Metals supply all of the nitriding steel grades listed below, in all common shapes and forms, so please call, chat, or email with your requirements, or discuss your needs with one of our experts.