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From: Transition of Wear Mechanisms of Plasma Source Nitrided AISI 316 Austenitic Stainless Steel Against Ceramic Counterface
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Schematic diagram of plasma source nitriding equipment

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From: Transition of Wear Mechanisms of Plasma Source Nitrided AISI 316 Austenitic Stainless Steel Against Ceramic Counterface
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Optical micrograph of the nitrided layer on the plasma source nitrided AISI 316 austenitic stainless steel at a nitriding temperature of 450 °C for a nitriding time of 6 h

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From: Transition of Wear Mechanisms of Plasma Source Nitrided AISI 316 Austenitic Stainless Steel Against Ceramic Counterface
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Concentration-depth profile of the nitrided layer on the plasma source nitrided AISI 316 austenitic stainless steel at a nitriding temperature of 450 °C for a nitriding time of 6 h measured by EPMA

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From: Transition of Wear Mechanisms of Plasma Source Nitrided AISI 316 Austenitic Stainless Steel Against Ceramic Counterface
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XRD pattern of the nitrided layer on the plasma source nitrided AISI 316 austenitic stainless steel at a nitriding temperature of 450 °C for a nitriding time of 6 h

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From: Transition of Wear Mechanisms of Plasma Source Nitrided AISI 316 Austenitic Stainless Steel Against Ceramic Counterface
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Microhardness-depth profile of the γN phase layer on the plasma source nitrided AISI 316 stainless steel at a nitriding temperature of 450 °C for a nitriding time of 6 h

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From: Transition of Wear Mechanisms of Plasma Source Nitrided AISI 316 Austenitic Stainless Steel Against Ceramic Counterface
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Cross-sectional profilometer patterns of wear tracks on a ball-on-disk tribometer against an Si3N4 ceramic counterface under a normal load of 2 and 6 N with a sliding speed from 0.15 to 0.29 m/s for the γN phase layer on the plasma source nitrided AISI 316 stainless steel, respectively

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From: Transition of Wear Mechanisms of Plasma Source Nitrided AISI 316 Austenitic Stainless Steel Against Ceramic Counterface
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TEM image and selected area diffraction pattern from the wear debris for the γN phase layer on the plasma source nitrided AISI 316 stainless steel on a ball-on-disk tribometer against an Si3N4 ceramic counterface under a normal load of 2 N with a sliding speed of 0.22 m/s

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From: Transition of Wear Mechanisms of Plasma Source Nitrided AISI 316 Austenitic Stainless Steel Against Ceramic Counterface
J. Tribol. 2012;134(1): doi: /
Figure Legend:
TEM image and selected area diffraction pattern from the wear debris for the γN phase layer on the plasma source nitrided AISI 316 stainless steel on a ball-on-disk tribometer against an Si3N4 ceramic counterface under a normal load of 6 N with a sliding speed of 0.22 m/s