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Perkins Engines Company Limited Stafford

Tixall Road Stafford ST16 3UB

THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Its use is restricted to

employees with a need to know and third parties with a need to know and who have signed a
non-disclosure agreement.

Sta n d a r d Op e r a tin g Pr o c e d u r e
Title: LOW TEMPERATURE GASEOUS FERRITIC Procedure Number STD-0121
NITROCARBURISING (STD041) Revision: 4

Department: Approved & Released Implementation Date :

Engineering 16/06/2011
Area:
Standard Operating
PROCESS Procedure
Type of Document : Review Period - 365 Days
STANDARD

1. SCOPE
This standard covers the requirements for the gaseous nitrocarburising of ferrous materials to
impart resistance to corrosion, wear, scuffing and seizure to the surface.

2. PROCESS CONTROL
Only those processes and processors approved by Perkins Quality Department may be
employed for nitrocarburising.

The process shall be proven by the contractor nitrocarburising the components and taking
suitable sections for metallurgical examination. Details of the surface hardness, microstructure
and compound layer thickness together with the prepared sections shall be submitted for
approval.

There shall be no change in the process procedure without approval from Perkins Quality
Department.

3. NITROCARBURISING PROCESS
Components shall be processed using a suitable controlled atmosphere for a minimum of three
hours at 570-590°C to achieve the quality requirements in Section 4.

Following the treatment the furnace shall be allowed to cool down to 400°C before removing
the load and allowing it to cool in still air. During the furnace cooling period the furnace door or
top may be opened.

4. QUALITY REQUIREMENTS
The thickness of the compound layer on the approval test shall be between 0.0005 and 0.0015
inches (0.013 to 0.038mm).

After processing a check shall be made on each production batch to ensure the compound
layer is present and continuous using 10% copper ammonium chloride solution. The sample
size shall reflect the batch quantity and previous results.

STD-0121; Rev: 4 - LOW TEMPERATURE GASEOUS FERRITIC NITROCARBURISING (STD041) P

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Associated Documents:

Document Revision History:

Revision: 4 Date Created: 12/05/2006 Last Approval Date: 16/06/2011
Date of Last Revision: 16/06/2011
Document Author :
Elizabeth A Leese

Reason for Change:

Revision: Sec/Para Changed Change Made: Date
1 N/A Initial Issue of Document into QSI database 12/5/06
2 N/A Document reviewed & approved current for continued use 12/2/07
3 N/A Document reviewed & approved current for continued use 5 May 2008
4 N/A Reviewed and approved current for continued use. 8 June 2011

Notification List:
Approvals:
First Approver's Signature
Name: Tracey Sellars/1M/Caterpillar Jun 14, 2011 09:54:25 GDT - Approved by: Tracey Sellars/1M/Caterpillar
Title: Quality Manager

Second Approver's Signature

Name: Phil G Brocklehurst/1M/Caterpillar Jun 15, 2011 08:13:30 GDT - Approved by: Phil G Brocklehurst/1M/Caterpillar
Title: Design Manager

Third Approver's Signature

Name: Mark A Harris/1M/Caterpillar Jun 16, 2011 08:58:30 GDT - Approved by: Tracey Sellars/1M/Caterpillar. System
Title: Quality Engineer authorized backup for: Mark A Harris

Document History Section

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