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Solid Boronizing of AISI 420 Steel: Characterizations and Kinetics Modelling

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Abstract—The AISI 420 steel was subjected to solid boronizing by utilizing a powder mixture constituted by 33.5 wt % of boron carbide, 5.4 wt % of potassium fluoroborate and 61.1 wt % of silicon carbide between 1123 and 1273 K during the time duration of 2–8 h. The boronized layers on the AISI 420 steel were investigated by the adequate experimental tools. The SEM examinations showed a strong tendency to flatness of the generated phase interfaces with the formation of the bilayer (FeB and Fe2B) whose presence was verified by XRD analysis. The tribological characterizations including the tests of Rockwell-C indentation, pin-on-disc and scratch wear were used to analyze the anti-wear features of boronized layers. The boron activation energies in both iron boride phases were determined with the help of the average diffusion coefficient (ADC) approach and their values were compared to the literature results.

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The work described in this paper was supported by a grant of PRODEP and CONACyT México (National Council of Science and Technology).

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    M. Ortiz-Domínguez

  2. Laboratory of Materials Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Process Engineering, USTHB, B.P. No. 32, El-Alia, Bab-Ezzouar, 16111, Algiers, Algeria

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Ortiz-Domínguez, M., Keddam, M. Solid Boronizing of AISI 420 Steel: Characterizations and Kinetics Modelling. Prot Met Phys Chem Surf 59, 206–219 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2070205123700338

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