Pack-boriding of low alloy steel: microstructure evolution and migration behaviour of alloying elements
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Low alloy steel was pack-borided at different processing temperatures (at 850, 950, and 1050°C) and times (2, 4, and 6 h). The microstructural characterisation of boronized steel showed the presence of three zones, namely boronized region containing finer grains and columnar geometry of (Fe, M)2B (where M = Cr, Mn, Mo, and Ni), transition zone, and non-boronized core. The concentrations of the alloying elements in (Fe, M)2B were increased from the surface to the core of the specimen. The pattern of slope variation of boron concentration–depth profile (obtained using GDOES) was linked with the boride morphology and process temperature. Pack-boriding of steel led to the development of systematic trend in slope variation of overall concentration–depth profiles of the alloying elements. The composition and morphology of boride affected the trend of slope variation for the boride-forming alloying elements. However, for Al and Si, the trend of slope variation was connected to the boride morphology and the composition of the matrix. Chemistry of the matrix was strongly dependent on the migration kinetics of the alloying elements during the boride growth. The migration kinetics of Cr, Mn, Mo, and C were found almost equivalent to the rate of boride growth. However, Ni, Al, and Si were migrated at a slower rate. Si showed the lowest migration kinetics among the alloying elements. The concentrations of the alloying elements having higher migration kinetics remained constant in the matrix during the boride growth.
Date Issued
2020
Date Acceptance
2019-10-10
Citation
Philosophical Magazine, 2020, 100 (3), pp.353-378
ISSN
1478-6435
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Start Page
353
End Page
378
Journal / Book Title
Philosophical Magazine
Volume
100
Issue
3
Copyright Statement
© 2019 Taylor & Francis. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Philosophical Magazine on 19 Oct 2019, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/14786435.2019.1680890.
Identifier
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14786435.2019.1680890
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Physical Sciences
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering
Physics, Applied
Physics, Condensed Matter
Materials Science
Physics
Boride
boronizing
steel
surface alloying
GDOES
EPMA
GROWTH-KINETICS
V ALLOY
FE
IRON
LAYERS
RESISTANCE
MECHANISM
NITROGEN
CR
01 Mathematical Sciences
02 Physical Sciences
09 Engineering
Materials
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2019-10-19