Ipek Ayvaz S.Aydin I.2024-07-222024-07-22202200255300http://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/12831In this study, AISI 316L stainless steel alloy samples were borided with powder-pack boriding method using Ekabor II powder with the support of a microwave furnace with a power of 2.9 KW and a frequency of 2.45 GHz. Boriding was carried out at 850, 900 and 950 °C temperatures for 2, 4 and 6 h of operation. A distinct diffusion barrier consisting of Fe-Ni-Si elements was detected in borided samples at 950 °C for 4 and 6 h. As a result of the Daimler Benz Rockwell-C adhesion tests, regions with insufficient adhesion strength were detected in these samples. In other samples, adhesion qualities between boride layers and substrate were in the range of HF1-HF3. The lowest specific wear rates were determined as 5.208 (mm3 Nm-1) × 10-6 and 5.210 (mm3 Nm-1) × 10-6 for the samples borided for 6 h at 850 °C and 4 h at 900 °C, respectively. It was determined that the increase in thickness of the brittle FeB compound increased the wear with the three-body abrasive wear mechanism. © 2021 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston.EnglishAdhesionAlloy steelAustenitic stainless steelIron compoundsMicrowave heatingSilicon compoundsWear of materials316 L stainless steel316L steel950° CAdhesion propertiesAisi 316lMicrowave-assistedMicrowave-heatingStainless steel alloysTribological propertiesWear-testingTribologyArticle10.1515/mt-2021-2031