This article was updated April 26, 2023. It was originally published Oct. 12, 2018. Heat treatments let engineers and metallurgists tailor the properties of metal parts so that they are a better fit ...
A recent study in Advanced Materials Interfaces examined γ’-Feâ‚„N nitride layers, formed on iron, as a potential barrier against hydrogen permeation. Using a simple gas nitriding process at 570 °C, ...