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 5

values for the FeB and Fe₂B phases as a function of the boron potential represented by the inner diameter of the samples.

Sample number	Inner diameter of the samples (mm)	(MPa m^1/2)
		FeB	Fe2B
		(9)	(10)
1	3.17	—	3.03 ± 0.37
2	4.76	1.59 ± 0.19	2.81 ± 0.19
3	6.35	1.32 ± 0.27	2.53 ± 0.27
4	7.93	1.23 ± 0.23	2.22 ± 0.30