NITRIDED WHITE LAYER REMOVAL Nitriding is a ferritic thermochemical method used to diffuse nitrogen into the surface of steels and cast irons. This heat treatment process creates a case-hardened layer which has strongly enhanced mechanical properties and which exhibits reduced component distortion as compared to other hardening processes. However, nitriding also generates a “white layer” that while extremely hard, and very brittle. This white layer creates issues in mechanical usage, given its brittleness, and in most cases must be removed. REM’s ISF® Technologies are able to controllably remove the white layer from components like gears and have been used in this capacity for over 15 years. REM’s isotropic superfinishing technologies are able to controllably remove as little as 0.00005” (1.27 microns) of material from the surface of a nitrided component. This process control allows REM’s surface polishing technologies to be used to repair nitrided components that otherwise would be scrapped due to their thin nitriding case depth. In all cases, the improved surface roughness and surface texture characteristics of REM’s ISF Technologies make them a strong approach to nitrided white layer removal. REM’s ISF Technologies can be applied to very wide ranges of components types, sizes, and metals. These processing technologies are available via outsourced processing at a REM facility or as technology installations at a customer site. Contact us today to learn more or to start a project. HAVE QUESTIONS? TALK TO AN EXPERT TECHNOLOGY ABOUT BENEFITS WORKING WITH REM RESOURCES JOIN OUR MAILING LIST Email* HEADQUARTERS: 325 West Queen Street Southington, CT 06489 860-621-6755 TEXAS: 2107 Longwood Drive Brenham, TX 77833 979-277-9703 INDIANA: 8912 Mississippi Street Merrillville, IN 46410 860-736-1477 UNITED KINGDOM: Alington Road St. Neots, Cambridgeshire PE19 6YH, UK +44 (0) 1480 210756 REM, LLC © Copyright 2020 • Site Design by Envision Creative PRIVACY POLICY TERMS & CONDITIONS SITEMAP We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. ACCEPTDECLINE