The main objective of the present paper is to investigate the effect of pack boriding treatment at 950°C/4 h on surface 13 Cr supermartensitic stainless steel. Scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffractometry were used to characterise the grown boride layers microstructures. In addition, we performed 3D profilometry, microhardness measurements, nanoindentation tests with a Berkovich diamond tip, Daimler-Benz Rockwell-C adhesion, and ball-on-disk wear tests in order to evaluate the mechanical properties. After boriding, the phases were found to be iron borides (FeB/Fe2B), chromium borides (CrB), nickel borides (Ni2B), and molybdenum borides (Mo2B). The results showed that the use of the powder-pack boriding process on 13Cr SMSS at 950°C/4 h conducted in the presence of dual phases (FeB/Fe2B) improved the mechanical properties compared to untreated material.
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