Surface alloying of metals using fluid bed reactor
Fabijanic, D. M. and Hodgson, P. D. 2010, Surface alloying of metals using fluid bed reactor, International heat treatment and surface engineering, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 103-104.
The use of fluidised bed reactors for surface alloying is reviewed. Research at Deakin has includes the use of chemical vapour deposition to form chromium rich layers on ferrous substrates, including stainless and tool steel grades. These layers can be modified to carbide or nitride if required by the end application. The deposition of aluminium and silicon has also been successfully achieved.