Surface Solution:

The ion process is an alternative to the gas nitriding process that uses a vacuum environment along with high-voltage electrical energy in the form of plasma to accelerate nitrogen ions to impinge the surface of the work piece. This ion bombardment acts as primary or secondary heat source, cleans the surface, and provides nitrogen to the surface.

Surface Combustion’s originally licensed technology utilizes DC power supplies and now offers a pulse power AC solution with arc detection. The key differences between conventional gas and ion nitriding is the electrical energy used to generate nascent nitrogen at the surface of the work being processed and that no ammonia is required.

Surface has installed ion nitriding furnaces globally and offers a wide range of designs and companion equipment for the following processes:

• Epsilon White Layer
• Gamma Prime White Layer
• No White Layer

Generally, ion nitriding can be performed anywhere conventional gas nitriding is used in a batch furnace configuration. Surface offers a wide array of furnace system designs, in either vertical or horizontal, and can be added to any machining cell due to the cold wall assembly. We offer the nitriding furnace in several other configurations alongside ion nitriding furnaces such as an electric retort pit nitriding furnace.