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Salt bath nitriding Vs TiN

2006

Dear Sir,

We are in sheet metal industry.
Which is better for draw dies, salt bath nitriding or TiN ?
What will be the Co-efficient of friction with salt bath nitriding?

B S Rao
Steel strips and wheels - Chandigarh, India

TiN, though thinner, works better for it is harder, cleaner and does not produce a white layer found in salt bath nitriding.

Guillermo Marrufo
Monterrey, NL, Mexico
2006

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