Nitruvid

Areva Np Gmbh

Jean-Paul Lebrun

Bernard Delmas

Laurent Poirier

Bernard Lis

A method for thermochemically treating a part while masking a portion and corresponding mask are provided. The method includes the steps of providing a mask comprising a body with a seat, at least a deformable sealing washer located in the seat, and a tightening bushing, the body having a cavity, placing a first portion of the part in the cavity, a second portion of the part being located in a passage in the sealing washer, and a third portion of the part being located outside the mask, moving the tightening bushing to its tightened position so that the sealing washer is deformed and applied against the second portion of the part, and applying a thermochemical treatment to the third portion of the part.

Method for thermochemically treating a part while masking a portion and corresponding mask

A surface treatment method in which a surface of a part () is contacted with at least one activated species. The activated species is obtained by activating a gaseous medium containing at least two of the following elements: carbon, nitrogen, boron and oxygen. Preferably, the activated species is a neutral excited CN species. The activated species brings at least one interstitial element to the metal part () surface which is borne and maintained at a temperature enabling the interstitial element to be diffused into a surface layer of the metal part ().

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Bougival, France

Jean-Paul Lebrun