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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 24, 1998
Gary D Keil, Elmwood, IL (US);
Sheryl A Tipton, East Peoria, IL (US);
Philip A Newman, Pekin, IL (US);
Paul E Hoernlein, Peoria, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
Dissociated ammonia carrier gas used as a reference gas is obtained from an ammonia dissociator which also provides dissociated ammonia carrier gas to a nitriding furnace whereby the source of ammonia supply gas is the same. An oxygen probe is used to regulate the nitriding potential of a nitriding furnace and atmosphere for process control and high quality nitrided parts. The method further includes correlating the probe mV output signal to a nitriding potential and adjusting the ratio of ammonia supply gas to dissociated ammonia carrier gas at the inlet of the nitriding furnace.