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The main aim of current research is to improve wear resistance of tool steels. Chemical heat treatment is a well-known method to do this. Nitriding is a well known method of improving surface hardness and wear resistance. Due to high hardness, low thickness, these coatings often crack and spall out of the substrate. We supposed that varying hardness and composition of the coating will facilitate wear...