In this letter we propose a phenomenological model to explain the nitrogen depth profile in iron after laser nitriding. The model is based on the one-dimensional diffusion equation and two sets of functions are use to fit the experimental profiles: complementary error function (erfc) and Gaussian. The different nature of these profiles reflects the presence of two stages in the process: the nitrogen is supplied in the sample as an erfc, while the diffusion to larger depths takes place as Gaussians. © 2000 American Institute of Physics.
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Carpene, E., Landry, F., & Schaaf, P. (2000). Modeling of nitrogen depth profiles in iron after nitriding with a homogenized laser beam. Applied Physics Letters, 77(15), 2412–2414. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1316779
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