TY - JOUR
T1 - The influence of a pulsed-DC field on the growth of the Fe2B layer and the electrical behavior of the boriding media
AU - Castillo-Vela, L. E.
AU - Mejía-Caballero, I.
AU - Rosales-Lopez, J. L.
AU - Olivares-Luna, M.
AU - Contreras-Hernández, A.
AU - Keddam, M.
AU - Campos-Silva, I.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2023/4
Y1 - 2023/4
N2 - Novel results about the growth kinetics of Fe2B layers produced by pulsed-DC powder-pack boriding (PDCPB) on AISI 1018 and 4140 steels were obtained. In the process, a DC-field is applied to ionize the B atoms and implements a programmable electronic control device (PECD) to maintain a constant B flux on both surfaces of the material. During PDCPB, the electrical resistivity (ER) was reduced due to the percolation of KBF4 in the boriding media. Nevertheless, the increase of ER was caused by the depletion of KBF4 after 1000s of the current induction. The PDCPB enhanced the growth kinetics of the Fe2B layer around of 9% for both borided steels compared to those estimated in the conventional powder-pack process.
AB - Novel results about the growth kinetics of Fe2B layers produced by pulsed-DC powder-pack boriding (PDCPB) on AISI 1018 and 4140 steels were obtained. In the process, a DC-field is applied to ionize the B atoms and implements a programmable electronic control device (PECD) to maintain a constant B flux on both surfaces of the material. During PDCPB, the electrical resistivity (ER) was reduced due to the percolation of KBF4 in the boriding media. Nevertheless, the increase of ER was caused by the depletion of KBF4 after 1000s of the current induction. The PDCPB enhanced the growth kinetics of the Fe2B layer around of 9% for both borided steels compared to those estimated in the conventional powder-pack process.
KW - Activation energy
KW - Electrical resistivity
KW - Electromigration
KW - FeB layer
KW - Ionized boron atoms
KW - Pulsed-DC powder-pack boriding
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U2 - 10.1016/j.vacuum.2023.111846
DO - 10.1016/j.vacuum.2023.111846
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85146861054
SN - 0042-207X
VL - 210
JO - Vacuum
JF - Vacuum
M1 - 111846
ER -