Patent ID: 8187393
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: C09D,C23C,Y02T,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A mixture used for boronizing a metal substrate, said mixture comprising: a boron source selected from the group consisting of boron carbide, ferroboron, amorphous boron, and a combination thereof, said boron source comprising at least 90%, by weight, of said mixture, between 1% and 3%, by weight, zirconium oxide, between 3% and 5%, by weight, of aluminum oxide, and between 1% and 2%, by weight, of an activator, wherein said activator is selected from the group consisting of sodium tetrafluoroborate, potassium tetrafluoroborate, ammonium tetrafluoroborate, ammonium chloride, sodium carbonate, barium fluoride and borax.