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Special Edition. Linde Gas Furnace Atmospheres No. 1 Gas Carburizing and Carbonitriding  Preface This booklet is part of a series on heat treatment, brazing and soldering process application technology and expertise available from Linde Gas. The booklet focuses on the use of furnace atmospheres; however, a brief introduction to each process is also provided. In addition to this work on carburizing carbonitriding, the series includes: Annealing Hardening Nitriding and Nitrocarburizing Sub-zero Treatment of Steels Brazing of Metals Soldering of Printed Circuit Boards  Table of contents I. Introduction 4 VI. Description of a Nitrogen/Methanol System 1 A. Media Storage and Supply 21 II. Properties of Carburized and Carbonitrided Steels 7 B. Distribution to Furnace 22 A. Case Hardness and Carbon/Nitrogen Surface Concentration 7 C. Intake into Furnace 22 B. Case and Carburizing Depths 7 D. On-site Nitrogen Generation 22 C. Core Hardness 9 E. Atmosphere Control 22 III. Steels for Carburizing and Carbonitriding 10 VII. Results  A. Productivity and Reproducibility 23 IV. Interac