摘要 |
A process comprising: placing a boronizing powder composition in a metal pipe comprising a first end, a second end, an inside surface and an outside surface; heating the pipe to form a borided layer on the inside surface, and spent boronizing powder; removing the spent boronizing powder from the pipe, thereby forming an empty boronized pipe; heating the empty boronized pipe to above its austenitizing temperature, thereby forming an austenitized pipe; quenching the austenitized pipe, thereby forming a quenched pipe; tempering the quenched pipe, thereby forming a tempered pipe; and threading the tempered pipe. |