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In this work, the EN-GJS-400-15 cast iron was pack-borided in a powder mixture composed of 5% B4C, 5% NaBF4 and 90% SiC at the three temperatures: 900, 950 and 1000°C for 2, 4 and 6 h, respectively. The pack-borided EN-GJS-400-15 cast iron was characterized by the following experimental techniques: optical microscopy, XRD analysis and Microhardness Vickers tester. The growth kinetics of boride layers was also investigated. As a consequence, the boron activation energy was found to be 212.28 kJ mol–1 for the EN-GJS-400-15 cast iron. Based on a regression model, a useful equation was derived to estimate the boride layer thickness as a function of the boriding parameters (time and temperature). A good agreement was then obtained between the predicted values of boride layers thicknesses and those measured experimentally. In addition, an iso-thickness diagram was proposed to be used as a simple tool to select the boride layers thicknesses according to the potential applications of EN-GJS-400-15 cast iron in industry.
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Azouani, O., Keddam, M., Allaoui, O. et al. Characterization of boride coatings on a ductile cast iron. Prot Met Phys Chem Surf 53, 306–311 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S207020511702006X
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