Boriding kinetics of Fe2B layers formed on AISI 1045 steel

Autor: M. Abreu-Quijano, J. Zuno-Silva, M. Elias-Espinosa, O. Damián-Mejía, Edgar Cardoso-Legorreta, Martín Ortiz-Domínguez, Mourad Keddam
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of Mining and Metallurgy. Section B: Metallurgy, Vol 50, Iss 2, Pp 101-107 (2014)
ISSN: 2217-7175
1450-5339
DOI: 10.2298/jmmb140323019z
Popis: In the present work, a diffusion model was suggested to study the growth kinetics of Fe2B layers grown on the AISI 1045 steel by the pack-boriding treatment. The generated boride layers were analyzed by optical microscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis. The applied diffusion model is based on the principle of mass conservation at the (Fe2B/ substrate) interface. It was used to estimate the boron diffusion coefficients of Fe2B in the temperature range of 1123-1273 K. A validation of the model was also made by comparing the experimental Fe2B layer thickness obtained at 1253 K for 5 h of treatment with the predicted value. Basing on our experimental results, the boron activation energy was estimated as 180 kJ mol-1 for the AISI 1045 steel.
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