Characterization of Wear Resistance and Corrosion Resistance of Plasma Paste Borided Layers Produced on Pure Titanium.

Commercially pure titanium was plasma paste borided using various temperatures of the process. An increase in the boriding temperature resulted in an increase in the thickness of the borided layer. All the layers produced consisted of an outer compact TiB zone and an inner TiB zone in the form of whiskers penetrating into the substrate.

The Impact of Laser Beam Power on the Microstructure and Some Mechanical Properties of Laser-Alloyed Inconel600 with WC Particles.

Laser surface alloying with WC particles was used in order to improve the wear resistance of Inconel600-alloy. The applied processing parameters ensured appropriate conditions for the production of composite layers enriched with WC particles that did not melt during the process. As a consequence, the produced layers contained globular shaped WC particles that were well bonded in the matrix.

Growth Kinetics, Microstructure Evolution, and Some Mechanical Properties of Boride Layers Produced on X165CrV12 Tool Steel.

The powder-pack boriding technique with an open retort was used to form borided layers on X165CrV12 tool steel. The process was carried out at 1123, 1173, and 1223 K for 3, 6, and 9 h. As a result of boriding the high-chromium substrate, the produced layers consisted of three zones: an outer FeB layer, an inner FeB layer, and a transition zone, below which the substrate material was present.

Effect of Indentation Load on Nanomechanical Properties Measured in a Multiphase Boride Layer.

The study investigated the dependence of the indentation load on nanomechanical properties for a gas-borided layer produced on Inconel 600-alloy. During the measurements, the indentation load range from 10 mN to 500 mN was used. Three types of tested areas, differing in the concentration of chromium, were examined.

Growth Kinetics and Some Mechanical Properties of Plasma Paste Borided Layers Produced on Nimonic 80A-Alloy.

Plasma paste boriding was employed in order to produce the boride layers on Nimonic 80A-alloy. The process was carried out at temperatures of 1023 K, 1073 K and 1123 K for 3, 4 and 6 h in a gas mixture of 50% H-50% Ar. Borax paste was used as a boron source.

The Importance of Phase Composition for Corrosion Resistance of Borided Layers Produced on Nickel Alloys.

The plasma paste boriding process was used for production of the borided layers on pure nickel and nickel-chromium alloys. The produced layers consisted of nickel borides only (in the case of nickel) or a nickel and chromium borides mixture (in the case Ni-Cr alloys). The objective of this investigation was to indicate the importance of the presence of chromium for corrosion resistance of non-borided alloys, as well as to indicate the influence of phase composition of borided layers on their corrosion resistance.

Laser Surface Alloying of Austenitic 316L Steel with Boron and Some Metallic Elements: Microstructure.

Austenitic 316L steel is known for its good oxidation resistance and corrosion behavior. However, the poor wear protection is its substantial disadvantage. In this study, laser surface alloying with boron and some metallic elements was used in order to form the surface layers of improved wear behavior.