Information how to add new steel marks to the data base
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Compound Layer Module CLD-NHT:
Information how to add new steel marks to the data base
Some background information about our compound layer thickness and nitriding depth software.
Since we came up with our new pre calculation software ECS CLT-NHD we are often asked how to extend the internal database?
So we would like to give a brief overview how many tests would be necessary to add just one steel mark.
- For one steel mark we need to measure the compound layer thickness CLT, nitriding hardness depth NHD und hardness RH from following tests:
- Nitriding processes: Classical nitriding, oxy nitriding and nitrocarburizing
-> = 3 tests
- Per nitriding process we need to test at several treatment temperatures in the range between
480 °C up to 590°C (minimum 9)
-> 3 x 9 = 27 tests
- With each treatment temperature we need to test several treatment times in the range between
1h to 50h (minimum 10)
-> 27 x 10 = 270 tests
- The tests should be done with two different nitriding potentials (ideal: Kn 3 and Kn 0,8)
-> 270 x 2 = 540 tests
- For getting good base values to create interpolations between the several results every test need
to be double checked with minimum one further test
-> 540 x 2 = 1080 tests!
In total we need 1080 tests to add just one steel mark to our database.
More information about the Compound Layer Module here.