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Kinetics of Formation, Metallurgical and Tribological Properties of Iron Boride Surface Layer on Steel ASTM A572

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The structure, cohesion and tribological properties of steel ASTM A572 (the Russian counterpart is St6sp) are studied after pack boronizing in a powder mixture at 1123 – 1173 K for 2 – 8 h. The microstructure of the boride layers is studied with the use of optical and scanning electron microscopes. The cohesion of the diboride layers to the substrate from steel ASTM A572 is assessed. The friction coefficient and the wear resistance of the steel are determined by testing by the pin-on-disk scheme. The boronized surface layers are shown to consist of iron borides and to have a tooth morphology and a thickness of 37.40 ± 6.5 – 238 ± 36.4 μm. The kinetics of the boronizing process is studied by an approach based on determination of the mean diffusivity of boron in Fe2B using the activation energy for a constant incubation period. The results of the calculation are checked experimentally for two additional boronizing conditions at 1123 and 1273 K for 10 h.

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  1. Laboratory of Materials Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Process Engineering, USTHB, El-Alia, Bab-Ezzouar, Algiers, Algeria

    M. Keddam

  2. Autonomous University of Hidalgo State, Escuela Superior de Ciudad Sahagún-Mechanical Engineering, Sahagún, Hidalgo, Mexico

    M. Ortiz-Domínguez, A. Cruz-Avilés & J. Zuno-Silva

  3. Materials and Metallurgy Research Center, Autonomous University of Hidalgo State, Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico

    I. Morgado-González & E. Cardoso-Legorreta

  4. Instituto Tecnológico de Tlalnepantla-ITTLA, Tlalnepantla de Baz, Estado de México, México

    O. A. Gómez-Vargas

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Translated from Metallovedenie i Termicheskaya Obrabotka Metallov, No. 2, pp. 13 – 20, February, 2023.

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Keddam, M., Ortiz-Domínguez, M., Cruz-Avilés, A. et al. Kinetics of Formation, Metallurgical and Tribological Properties of Iron Boride Surface Layer on Steel ASTM A572. Met Sci Heat Treat 65, 74–81 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11041-023-00894-2

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