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 2

Layer thickness as a function of the boron potential represented by the inner diameter of the samples at 1273 K and 6 h of exposure time.

Inner diameter of the samplesLayer thickness
(mm)FeBFe2B

3.174.19 ± 1.8526.30 ± 2.10
4.7611.33 ± 1.6531.38 ± 2.14
6.3521.11 ± 3.1437.67 ± 2.05
7.9329.16 ± 2.8440.40 ± 3.54