New results about the influence of a small iron borided layer (~36 lm) obtained by the powder-pack boriding process (PPBP) and diffusion annealing post-process (DAP) were evaluated. Dry sliding wear tests on PPBP, PPBP + DAP and untreated AISI 1018 steel were performed under the pin-on-disc configuration, and balls of Al 2 O 3 and WC were used as a counterpart at different sliding distances. Also, the contact pressures of the layer/substrate system were evaluated using the finite element model with the aid of the ABAQUS software. The results showed that the Al 2 O 3 ball presented the major coupling (ball-disc), and the PPBP + DAP reduces the specific wear rate around ~304 times related to the untreated AISI 1018 steel to 500 m under severe sliding conditions.