Nitriding the crankDecember 19 2008 at 11:34 AM | 
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Response to Metallurgy question for The Shoe or whomever, is there an advantage to nitriding a forged |
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will not harden it and keep it from breaking.
It will harden the bearing jurnals and the surface of the rest of the crank. This is a benifit to the the jurnals for wear resistance. Your still going to have the same hardness core in the crank.
Nitriding does not harden thru and thru so it will not keep it from breaking.
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