Experimental and Numerical Investigation of the Catalytic Gas Carburization of Steel

Abstract

The carbon surface saturation process of the steel plates during the catalytic gas carburization was under consideration. The rate of the carburization was determined, as well as the hardness of the diffusion layer, after quenching. A mathematical model based on experimental and numerical modeling data had been obtained. The carbon concentration profile of the surface layer was estimated depending on the carburization process parameters. A simplified simulation technique of the steel carburization was proposed.