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lundi 22 septembre 2014

How Boronizing Is Really Done

By Karina Frost


Whether non-ferrous or ferrous, every cermet material requires chemical hardening performed on them strengthen them and make them more durable. The procedure of heating the well-cleaning materials is known as Boronizing. This is usually done at temperatures ranging from 700 to 1000 degrees Celsius. This process is carried out for around 12 hours. When heating is done, all baron atoms normally diffuse to create a metal substrate that composes the boride layer onto the metal surface. Because of this process, the metal hardness will be enhanced and it will be resistant to weathering. Its life duration is also improved ten times more.

This process results to formation of a thin surface layer of dense metal which is boride, having a hardness value ranging from 1400Hk up to 1900HK. For nickel and iron based components, hardness gradient tends to be large and offers greater erosion, friction and wear properties in comparison to base material.

When using cemented carbides, the specific boride layers make a single phase on the surface made up of a binder, carbide and borides. The products also help to enhance the erosion and wear properties of the base materials. Aside from the enhancement of the above properties, they also decrease the corrosion potential of the alloy created when compared to the base material.

This procedure is carried out mainly on the finished products. It has been considered convenient by many people who have used it before as well as the customers that have used the final products. Most alloys that are made up of nickel and cobalt and also those made from iron are hardened using this method of hardening. It essential to note that the iron based alloys are greatly affected by heat therefore they are only used on non-loaded ultimate applications.

This process is similar in way with other diffusion processes. The formation of boride compounds happens after boron ions are transported to the substrate. The amount of boron diffused determines the ratio of different borides and also the ration of elements in the substrate. The depth of boron diffusion is inversely related to time. The probable depth of the boron is determined by substrate borided.

Different boride coatings have different features depending on the kind of material used to produce them. A sample of the iron-based materials is stainless steel which undergoes multiple stages that are done to help it gain higher thickness as compared to other products. The layer adjacent to the base one is the one which normally develops to the base layer.

When iron is put under distinctive conditions, it forms a bi-phase system where as Inconel usually forms a complex coating with three layers. These three layers are usually made up of chromium, nickel and iron. For carbide based materials, this particular layer is usually made in an interface between the boride and the base material.

Once the thick boride layer is added to the exterior with specific properties, the layer inevitably develops and becomes corrosion resistant. The amalgams made of Inconel are normally more resistant than those made from iron. Iron substrates made of iron do not attain a considerable resistance to corrosion. This process has several advantages and should be embraced as a hardening method.




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