Effect of Boron Addition to Steel on Mechanical Properties

Levent Özmen; Mehmet Çakıcı; Onuralp Yücel

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-80748-0_105

Effect of Boron Addition to Steel on Mechanical Properties

Levent Özmen^*, Mehmet Çakıcı, Onuralp Yücel

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Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

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Abstract

In the production of qualified steel, if 5–30 ppm boron is present in the product, the hardenability of the steel increases significantly by the case hardening process. This small amount of boron content reduces the austenite grain size (by preventing grain growth) and increases the matrix hardness through the precipitates formed.With the addition of boron, it is possible to obtain the desired hardness depth due to the cementation applied especially in gear parts. This result obtained in boron steels is similar to Cr, Mn, Mo, Ni, etc., which are used in conditions where boron is not used. In other words, the use of boron as a microalloying element also provides cost savings. In this study, the parameters affecting the hardenability of steel by boron addition amounts in steel production using ferroboron were investigated on the basis of chemical content, metallographic structure, and mechanical properties.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	TMS 2025 154th Annual Meeting and Exhibition Supplemental Proceedings
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	1188-1197
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9783031807473
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-80748-0_105
Publication status	Published - 2025
Event	154th Annual Meeting and Exhibition of The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, TMS 2025 - Las Vegas, United States Duration: 23 Mar 2025 → 27 Mar 2025

Publication series

Name	Minerals, Metals and Materials Series
ISSN (Print)	2367-1181
ISSN (Electronic)	2367-1696

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Conference	154th Annual Meeting and Exhibition of The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, TMS 2025
Country/Territory	United States
City	Las Vegas
Period	23/03/25 → 27/03/25

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© The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society 2025.

Keywords

Characterization
Ferroboron
High-entropy alloys

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Özmen, L, Çakıcı, M & Yücel, O 2025, Effect of Boron Addition to Steel on Mechanical Properties. in TMS 2025 154th Annual Meeting and Exhibition Supplemental Proceedings. Minerals, Metals and Materials Series, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 1188-1197, 154th Annual Meeting and Exhibition of The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, TMS 2025, Las Vegas, United States, 23/03/25. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-80748-0_105

Effect of Boron Addition to Steel on Mechanical Properties. / Özmen, Levent; Çakıcı, Mehmet; Yücel, Onuralp.
TMS 2025 154th Annual Meeting and Exhibition Supplemental Proceedings. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2025. p. 1188-1197 (Minerals, Metals and Materials Series).

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