Experimental Investigation of the Porous Free Zone of Silicon Cemented Layer Obtained through Pack Cementation

Autor: Mihai Ovidiu Cojocaru, Mihai Branzei, Mircea Dan Morariu, Cosmin Mihai Cotrut, Daniela Dragomir
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Metals, Vol 13, Iss 1, p 162 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2075-4701
DOI: 10.3390/met13010162
Popis: The development of a porous free zone of the silicon cemented layer represents a scientific and technical challenge. The limitation of the effects of the Kirkendall–Frenkel phenomena requires the right control of the thermochemical processing parameters (temperature, time, and chemical) and thorough knowledge of the related interaction with the specific elements of the metallic matrix of the thermochemically processed product. Through the experimental programming method, the individual and cumulated effects of the thermochemical processing parameters on (Fe-Armco) high-purity iron cemented by silicon in ferrosilicon (FeSi75C) powdered solid media have been quantified. It was concluded that ferrosilicon with silicon concentrations higher than 60% (FeSi75C) represents a redoubtable active component, especially in a temperature range higher than 1100 °C. In the layer cemented with silicon, the presence of nitrogen was also observed, as a direct consequence of the composition of the medium used for cementation. The presence of this element is the predominant result of the manifestation of the ionic phenomenon of adsorption. The correlations between these parameters and the dimension of the porous free zone of the silicon cemented layer in the vicinity of the thermochemically processed surface have been determined.
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