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Multi-component boron coatings on low carbon steel AISI 1018

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characteristics and properties of multi-<str<strong>on</strong>g>comp<strong>on</strong>ent</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>bor<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>coatings</str<strong>on</strong>g> are detected and<br />

compared for desiring the specific applicati<strong>on</strong> of each multi-<str<strong>on</strong>g>comp<strong>on</strong>ent</str<strong>on</strong>g> boride coating.<br />

1.2 Background Informati<strong>on</strong><br />

Bor<strong>on</strong>izing and metallizing are a well-known thermo-chemical surface hardening for<br />

many decades. Bor<strong>on</strong>izing is a process that <str<strong>on</strong>g>bor<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g> atoms are diffused into a metal<br />

substrate and form a hard metallic boride layer <strong>on</strong> the metal surface. The treatment can be<br />

achieved <strong>on</strong> most ferrous materials (ir<strong>on</strong> <strong>steel</strong>s and alloys) and some n<strong>on</strong>ferrous materials<br />

(nickel and nickel-based alloys, titanium and titanium alloys and refractory metals and<br />

alloys). On the other hand, metallizing involves the diffusi<strong>on</strong> of metallic elements into<br />

the surface of <str<strong>on</strong>g>comp<strong>on</strong>ent</str<strong>on</strong>g>s. One or several metallic elements such as aluminum,<br />

chromium, nickel, silic<strong>on</strong> and vanadium can be diffused into the metal substrate, then<br />

either substituti<strong>on</strong>al solid soluti<strong>on</strong> layers or intermetallic layers are formed. In case the<br />

metal substrate has carb<strong>on</strong> c<strong>on</strong>tent at least 0.45%, a carbide layer can be formed.<br />

Bor<strong>on</strong>izing provides high wear resistance, corrosi<strong>on</strong> resistance, high temperature<br />

oxidati<strong>on</strong> resistance and 3-10 times increasing service life [1]. One of <str<strong>on</strong>g>bor<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g>izing<br />

advantages is to fill up the technology gap between c<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong>al surface treatment and<br />

advanced surface treatment such as chemical/physical vapor depositi<strong>on</strong> with <strong>low</strong> cost<br />

procedure, high quality products and similar service life improvement [2]. Diffusi<strong>on</strong><br />

metallizing is unlikely to provide a variety of properties as <str<strong>on</strong>g>bor<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g>izing does. Metallizing<br />

gives an intenti<strong>on</strong>al surface treatment for a special case property; for example<br />

aluminizing improves oxidati<strong>on</strong> and corrosi<strong>on</strong> resistance, chromizing improves wear and<br />

corrosi<strong>on</strong> resistance and silic<strong>on</strong>izing improves corrosi<strong>on</strong> resistance in acid [3]. Therefore,<br />

the formati<strong>on</strong> of multi-<str<strong>on</strong>g>comp<strong>on</strong>ent</str<strong>on</strong>g> boride <str<strong>on</strong>g>coatings</str<strong>on</strong>g> as borochromizing, borovadanizing or

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