Carburizing and Carbonitriding | SpringerLink
The pack carburizing process is typically conducted by surrounding the steel in a pit furnace or steel box furnace with granules of charcoal or charcoal plus coke. An "activator" for the charcoal, such as barium borate (BaBO 3 ) or barium carbonate (BaCO 3 ) is added to facilitate the release of CO 2, which then reacts with the ich ...