A Study on the Effect of the Boron Potential on the Mechanical Properties of the Borided Layers Obtained by Boron Diffusion at the Surface of AISI 316L Steel

Table 1

Available atoms of boron for the layer formation as a function of the inner diameter of the samples.

Sample number	Inner diameter of the samples	Height of the samples	Control volume			Available
	(m)	(m)	(m^3)	(kg)	(kg)	boron atoms
1	3.17E − 03	4.80E − 03	3.788E − 08	3.58E − 05	2.58E − 05	1.436E + 21
2	4.76E − 03	4.80E − 03	8.542E − 08	8.07E − 05	5.82 E − 05	3.238E + 21
3	6.35E − 03	4.80E − 03	1.520E − 07	1.44E − 04	1.04E − 04	5.763E + 21
4	7.93E − 03	4.80E − 03	2.371E − 07	2.24E − 04	1.61E − 04	8.987E + 21