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US3806374A
US3806374A US00234397A US23439772A US3806374A US 3806374 A US3806374 A US 3806374A US 00234397 A US00234397 A US 00234397A US 23439772 A US23439772 A US 23439772A US 3806374 A US3806374 A US 3806374A
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    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C23COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
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    • C23C8/00Solid state diffusion of only non-metal elements into metallic material surfaces; Chemical surface treatment of metallic material by reaction of the surface with a reactive gas, leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, e.g. conversion coatings, passivation of metals
    • C23C8/60Solid state diffusion of only non-metal elements into metallic material surfaces; Chemical surface treatment of metallic material by reaction of the surface with a reactive gas, leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, e.g. conversion coatings, passivation of metals using solids, e.g. powders, pastes
    • C23C8/62Solid state diffusion of only non-metal elements into metallic material surfaces; Chemical surface treatment of metallic material by reaction of the surface with a reactive gas, leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, e.g. conversion coatings, passivation of metals using solids, e.g. powders, pastes only one element being applied
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    • C23COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
    • C23CCOATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
    • C23C8/00Solid state diffusion of only non-metal elements into metallic material surfaces; Chemical surface treatment of metallic material by reaction of the surface with a reactive gas, leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, e.g. conversion coatings, passivation of metals
    • C23C8/60Solid state diffusion of only non-metal elements into metallic material surfaces; Chemical surface treatment of metallic material by reaction of the surface with a reactive gas, leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, e.g. conversion coatings, passivation of metals using solids, e.g. powders, pastes
    • C23C8/62Solid state diffusion of only non-metal elements into metallic material surfaces; Chemical surface treatment of metallic material by reaction of the surface with a reactive gas, leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, e.g. conversion coatings, passivation of metals using solids, e.g. powders, pastes only one element being applied
    • C23C8/68Boronising
    • C23C8/70Boronising of ferrous surfaces
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    • Y10T428/12All metal or with adjacent metals
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    • Y10T428/12771Transition metal-base component
    • Y10T428/12861Group VIII or IB metal-base component
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    • Y10T428/12958Next to Fe-base component
    • Y10T428/12965Both containing 0.01-1.7% carbon [i.e., steel]

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  • Variant 1 takes place without electrolysis.
  • Variant 2 the deposition of boron is assisted electrolytically wherein the part to be borided is the cathode while the crucible wall or a special electrode is used as the anode.
  • the anode can also consist of a boron containing material.
  • the boriding with powders corresponds to the long known powder carburizing.
  • the part to be treated is embedded with the boriding powder in boxes and subjected to an annealing treatment for several hours in the temperature range of 800 to 1100 C.
  • the boxes normally consist of steel plate and are closed with a cover of the same material.
  • the boriding powder includes the boron containing material and in many cases a diluent and activating addition.
  • boron containing material there can be used amorphous boron, crystalline boron, ferroboron, boron carbide and borax as well as mixtures of these materials.
  • activating additives there can be added the following compounds: potassium chloride, sodium chloride, ammonium chloride, calcium chloride and barium chloride as well as various fluorides, especially barium fluoride and magnesium fluoride.
  • potassium chloride sodium chloride
  • ammonium chloride calcium chloride and barium chloride
  • various fluorides especially barium fluoride and magnesium fluoride.
  • ammonium alkali metal and alkaline earth metal chlorides and fluorides can-be used as activating agents.
  • Very hard layers are produced on the parts by the treatment.
  • these consist of the compounds FeB and Fe B.
  • the boron rich compound FeB is formed only if the boriding activity of the agent is sutliciently strong. Since the FeB phase is only insig- 3,806,374 Patented Apr. 23, 1974 nificantly harder than the Fe B phase but is essentially more brittle, one is frequently content with a weaker boriding activity and strives for a boriding layer which is constructed only of the compound Fe B.
  • These layers possess a very high resistance to wear which is why the processes today are employed in the industry to an increasing extent for various high load prefabricated parts and tools.
  • a serious deficiency of the boriding powders is that the outer zones of boriding layers produced with them are permeated more or less strongly with pores and oxidized inclusions. Inclusions are due to the fact that the powder structure contains oxygen or oxygen containing gases which have an oxidizing effect on the prefabricated parts. 0n the other hand experiments have shown that the presence of oxygen or oxygen containing gases is indispensable for the production of thicker layers. If the treatment takes place in completely sealed boxes or in a vacuum, the strength of the layer is reduced by about one half.
  • boron containing materials there can be used amorphous boron, crystalline boron, ferroboron, boron carbide, borax, boric anhydride and mixtures of these materials in any proportions. These are mixed as is customary in the art with activating materials.
  • activating materials set forth previously, e.g. ammonium, alkali metal and alkaline earth metal halides, e.g. ammonium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium chloride, calcium chloride, barium chloride, potassium fluoride, barium fluoride, magnesium fluoride, sodium bromide, sodium fluoride and calcium bromide as well as mixtures thereof.
  • composition can also contain the customary diluents such as graphite, silicon carbide, aluminium oxide, and other stable compounds.
  • the novelty of the invention is based primarily upon the inclusion in the mixture of free carbon, for example in the form of finely ground charcoal or carbon black, or activated carbon. It has been found that the action of the mixture is best if the content of free carbon is between 2 and 40%, preferably between 5 and 15%.
  • the amount of activating agent is usually between 2 and 10%, preferably 44%
  • the amount of boron containing material is usually at least 10% of the composition and can be as much as 96%. When a diluent is employed it us used in an amount of '5 to 88%.
  • the invention is primarily adapted to the boriding of steel but can also be used to boride other metals such as iron powder material parts, all kinds of cast iron, nickel and molybdenum.
  • the boriding can be accomplished at conventional boriding temperatures, e.g. temperatures of to 1100 C.
  • EXAMPLE 1 A sample of steel Ck 15, normalized, was treated for hours at 900 C. in a boriding powder composed of 74% boron carbide (B C), 16% borax and potassium fluoride.
  • the metallographically ascertained boride layer had a thickness of 220 to 250 millimicrons. The entire layer was pore free.
  • the metallographically ascertained thickness of the boride layer imparted to a sample of steel Ck 15 by boriding at 900 C. for 5 hours was between 190 and 220 millimicrons. This layer also was pore free.
  • EXAMPLE 4 A further experiment was carried out with a mixture of 34% boron carbide, 16% borax, 10% potassium fluoride and 40% carbon black.
  • a sample of steel Ck 15 was borided for 5 hours at 900 C. in this composition.
  • the thickness of the boride layer as determined metallographically was then 150 to 170 millimicrons.
  • the boride layer was free of pores.
  • EXAMPLE 5 EXAMPLE 6- In this experiment a mixture of 20 boron carbide, 10% sodium fluoride, 5% carbon in the form of finely ground charcoal and 65% graphite was used.
  • the layer on the molybdenum sample was only 15 to 25 millimicrons thick and consisted of the compound MOBZ.
  • the layers were in all cases completely free of pores.
  • a boron imparting agent selected from the group consisting of amorphous boron, crystalline boron, ferroboron, boron carbide and borax, an activator and finely powdered activated carbon in an amount of 2 to 40% of said composition and heating to 800 to 1100 C.
  • a process according to claim 2 wherein the activator is selected from the group consisting of ammonium halides, al kalimetal halides and alkaline earth metal halides.
  • activator is used in an amount of 2 to 10% and is selected from the group consisting of potassium chloride, sodium chloride, ammonium chloride, calcium chloride, barium fluoride, magnesium fluoride, potassium fluoride and sodium fluoride.
  • composition consists essentially of boron imparting agent, 2 to 40% of free carbon and 2 to 10% of activator.
  • the boron imparting agent is selected from the group consisting of amorphous boron, crystalline boron, ferroboron, boron carbide and borax and the activator is selected from the group consisting of ammonium, alkali and alkaline earth chlorides and fluorides.
  • boron imparting agent is a mixture of boron carbide and borax.

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