Author(s): Han Wenxiang Cao Xiaoming Jiang Xinchang
Pages: 26-32
Year: 1991 Issue:  4
Journal: Materials Science and Technology
Keyword:  gas boronizing; thermodynamics; boronized layer; corrosion; layer void;
Abstract: By thermodynamics analysis the paper shows that the retained H_2O and O_2 in the atmosphere not only lose the boronizing ability of BCl_3 and B atoms but also consume more BCl_3 used, accelerate the formation of Fe-Cl compound and lead to more layer voids.