A thin wall carburizing process of a deep-drawn article or a bent pressed article made of austenitic rustproof stainless steel, in which the article which comprises a wall thickness of less than 2000 μm at least in some portions, is introduced into an oven in a first process step and heated up to a first temperature comprised between 100°C and 140°C, wherein an oxygen-bearing atmosphere which is present in the oven will be replaced by a first gas mixture, wherein the first gas mixture consists of N 2 and H 2, and in which the article will be heated up to a second temperature comprised between 450°C and 550°C in a second process step, wherein the first gas mixture will be replaced by a second gas mixture, wherein the second gas mixture consists of H 2, N 2 and a carbonic gas from an unsaturated hydrocarbon, and in which the article will be held on the second temperature in a third process step, wherein the second gas mixture will be replaced by a third gas mixture, wherein the third gas mixture consists of a hydrogen-bearing gas, nitrogen-bearing gas, a first carbonic gas and a second carbonic gas, wherein the second carbonic gas is a gas different from the first carbonic gas, and in which the article will be cooled down to a third temperature comprised between 50°C and 80°C in a fourth process step, wherein the third gas mixture will be replaced by a fourth gas mixture, wherein the fourth gas mixture consists of N 2 and H 2. in which the article which comprises a wall thickness of less than 2000 μm at least in some portions, is introduced into an oven in a first process step and heated up to a first temperature comprised between 100°C and 140°C, wherein an oxygen-bearing atmosphere which is present in the oven will be replaced by a first gas mixture, wherein the first gas mixture consists of N 2 and H 2, wherein an oxygen-bearing atmosphere which is present in the oven will be replaced by a first gas mixture, wherein the first gas mixture consists of N 2 and H 2, and in which the article will be heated up to a second temperature comprised between 450°C and 550°C in a second process step, wherein the first gas mixture will be replaced by a second gas mixture, wherein the second gas mixture consists of H 2, N 2 and a carbonic gas from an unsaturated hydrocarbon, wherein the first gas mixture will be replaced by a second gas mixture, wherein the second gas mixture consists of H 2, N 2 and a carbonic gas from an unsaturated hydrocarbon, and in which the article will be held on the second temperature in a third process step, wherein the second gas mixture will be replaced by a third gas mixture, wherein the third gas mixture consists of a hydrogen-bearing gas, nitrogen-bearing gas, a first carbonic gas and a second carbonic gas, wherein the second carbonic gas is a gas different from the first carbonic gas, wherein the second gas mixture will be replaced by a third gas mixture, wherein the third gas mixture consists of a hydrogen-bearing gas, nitrogen-bearing gas, a first carbonic gas and a second carbonic gas, wherein the second carbonic gas is a gas different from the first carbonic gas, and in which the article will be cooled down to a third temperature comprised between 50°C and 80°C in a fourth process step, wherein the third gas mixture will be replaced by a fourth gas mixture, wherein the fourth gas mixture consists of N 2 and H 2. wherein the third gas mixture will be replaced by a fourth gas mixture, wherein the fourth gas mixture consists of N 2 and H 2.