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In this study, low-temperature plasma nitriding is applied to austenitic stainless steels at temperatures below 450 °C. This enhances the wear resistance of the steels with maintaining corrosion resistance, by producing expanded austenite (known as the S-phase), which dissolves excessive nitrogen. Austenitic stainless steels contain nickel, which has the potential to play an important role in the formation and properties of the S-phase. In this experiment, austenitic stainless steel layers with different nickel contents were processed using direct laser metal deposition, and subsequently treated using low-temperature plasma nitriding. As a result, the stainless steel layers with high nickel contents formed the S-phase, similar to the AISI 316L stainless steel. The thickness and Vickers hardness of the S-phase layers varied with respect to the nickel contents. Due to lesser chromium atoms binding to nitrogen, the chromium content relatively decreased. Moreover, there was no evident change in the wear and corrosion resistances due to the nickel contents.

Low-Temperature Plasma Nitriding for Austenitic Stainless Steel Layers with Various Nickel Contents Fabricated via Direct Laser Metal Deposition