Surface layer hardened metal material and surface layer hardening method

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PATENT NO 9777363
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14653573

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Providing improved wear resistance to a metal material by hardening a surface layer and a surface layer hardening method. A base material is nitrided so that a metal material (40) has a surface layer hardened. The surface layer of the base material is formed with no nitrogen compound layer (40C), and the base material includes a region from a surface thereof to a depth of 78 μm, the region having a Vickers hardness higher than the base material by not less than 5%.

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MEIJO UNIVERSITY1-501 SHIOGAMAGUCHI TEMPAKU-KU NAGOYA-SHI AICHI 468-8502

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Abraha, Petros Aichi, JP 1 0

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