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Growth kinetics of the Fe2B layers and adhesion on armco iron substrate



Ortiz Domínguez, Martín

2014

Elias-Espinosa, M., Ortiz-Domínguez, M., Keddam, M., Flores-Rentería, M. A., Damián-Mejía, O., Zuno-Silva, J., Hernández-Ávila, J., Cardoso-Legorreta, E., Arenas-Flores, A., (2014), Growth kinetics of the Fe2B layers and adhesion on armco iron substrate. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. Volume 23, pp. 2943-295.


Abstract


In this work, a kinetic model was suggested to evaluate the boron diffusion coefficient in the Fe2B layers grown on the Armco iron substrate by the powder-pack boriding. This thermochemical treatment was carried out in the temperature range of 1123-1273 K for treatment times ranging from 2 to 8 h. The boron diffusion coefficient in the Fe2B layers was estimated by solving the mass balance equation at the (Fe2B/substrate) interface with an inclusion of boride incubation time. To validate the present model, the simulated value of Fe2B layer thickness was compared with the experimental value obtained at 1253 K for a treatment time of 5 h. The morphology of Fe2B layers was observed by SEM and optical microscopy. Metallographic studies showed that the boride layer has a saw-tooth morphology in all the samples. The layer thickness measurements were done with the help of MSQ PLUS software. The Fe2B phase was identified by x-ray diffraction method. Finally, the adherence of Fe2B layers on the Armco iron substrate was qualitatively evaluated by using the Daimler-Benz Rockwell-C indentation technique. In addition, the estimated value of boron activation energy was compared to the literature data.



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