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FEATURE A D V A N C E D M A T E R I A L S & P R O C E S S E S | N O V E M B E R / D E C E M B E R 2 0 2 0 6 6 Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01609-2280, 508.831.5992, meiy@wpi.edu, wpi.edu/+chte. References 1. M.A.J. Somers and E.J. Mittemeijer, Modeling the Kinetics of the Nitriding and Nitrocarburizing of Iron, (in English), Heat Treating 1997: Proceedings of the 17th Conference (ASM International), 15-18( 3), p 321-330, 1997. 2. O. Karabelchtchikova and R.D. Sisson, Carbon Diffusion in Steels: A Numerical Analysis Based on Direct Integration of the Flux, Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion, 27(6), p 598-604, 2006. 3. M. Yang and R. Sisson, Modeling the Nitriding of Steel by Compound Layer Growth Model, Materials Performance and Characterization, 1(1), p 1-10, 2012. 4. M. Yang and R. Sisson, Gaseous Nitriding Process Control: Application of Customised Lehrer Diagrams, International Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering, 7(4), p 164-171, 2013. 5. D. Jordan, Vacuum Gas-nitriding Furnace Produces Precision Nitrided Parts, Heat Treating Progress, ASM International, p 45-48, 2009. ABOUT CHTE CHTE is an alliance between industry and university researchers working to address short-termand long-termgoals of the heat-treating industry. Membership in CHTE is unique because members have a voice in selecting quality research projects that help them solve today’s business challenges. CHTE is one of WPI’s Metal Processing Institute centers, which is dedicated to advancing the field of material science through research. Richard Sisson, the George F. Fuller Professor of Mechanical Engineering at WPI and CHTE technical director, along with Mei Yang, associate director of CHTE, worked closely with Haoxing You, WPI grad student and CHTE researcher, to develop this user-friendly software. The modeling part of the work was completed several years ago and earned Yang a best paper award by the Heat Treating Society. The software program became available to CHTE members in June 2020. 11 12