In this study, AISI 8620 steel was boronized using the solid state boronizing technique. Processes were
carried out at the temperatures of 850, 900 and 950 ◦C for 2, 4 and 6 h of treatment. Abrasivewear behavior
of the samples boronized at different temperatures and treatment durations have been examined.
Using boronized and unboronized samples, abrasive tests were conducted using pin on disc test apparatus.
80 and 120 mesh aluminum oxide (Al2O3) abrasive papers were used in the abrasion experiments
and the samples were subjected to abrasion under 10, 20 and 30N loads. Boronized steels exhibited an
improvement in abrasive wear resistance reaching up to 500%. Microstructures and wear surfaces of the
samples were inspected using SEM microscopy. SEM examinations revealed that the thickness of the
boride layer on the steel surfaces changes with changing process durations and temperatures. The presence
of boride formed in the borided layer at the surface of the steels were determined by XRD analysis
and microhardness values of the iron borides (FeB, Fe2B) formed on the steel surface were found to be
over 1600 HV