Boronizing and its practical applications

The research study “Tribologie” (tribology) published by the Federal Ministry for Research and Technology¹ reports that in the Federal Republic of Germany alone, the losses to the national economy due to abrasion and wear amounted to more than 10 billion DM in the year 1975, i.e. approx. 1% of the gross national product. It is therefore understandable that increasing measures are being taken worldwide to combat wear. In the battle against wear, EKabor boronizing agents have proved to be very effective in industrial practice for some years, and one can safely say that boronizing is already regarded as one of the conventional methods of surface hardening². Above all, the process makes a significant contribution to combating wear in extreme conditions.