Research Article

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 3

Behavior of the constant of parabolic growth of the FeB and Fe2B phases as a function of the boron potential represented by the inner diameter of the samples.

Sample numberParameters of the plot versus Constant of parabolic growth
FeBFe2B(K) (m2s−1)
FeBFe2B

11.35E − 072.14680.52590.48499.08577E − 163.18185E − 14
25.2046E − 154.7195E − 14
31.79392E − 146.24141E − 14
44.65729E − 147.74226E − 14