In the present study, an alternative diffusion model was proposed for analyzing the growth of Fe 2 B layers formed on the AISI 4140 steel during the pack-boriding process. This model was based on solving the mass-balance equations for the Fe 2 B/Fe interface to evaluate boron diffusion coefficients through the Fe 2 B layers in a temperature range of 1123-1273 K. The boride incubation time for the Fe 2 B phase was included in the present model. The suggested model was validated experimentally at a temperature of 1253 K for a treatment time of 5 h. Furthermore, the generated boride layers were analyzed with light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD). In addition, a contour diagram was also proposed as a function of treatment time and temperature. On the basis of our experimental results, the boron activation energy for the AISI 4140 steel was found to be 189.24 kJ mol -1 . Keywords: boriding, incubation time, diffusion model, growth kinetics, activation energy, adherence V tej {tudiji je predlagan alternativni model difuzije za analiziranje rasti Fe 2 B-plasti, ki nastane na jeklu AISI 4140 pri boriranju v {katli. Ta model temelji na re{itvi ena~be ravnote`ja mas na stiku (Fe 2 B/Fe) pri oceni koeficienta difuzije bora skozi Fe 2 B-sloje v temperaturnem obmo~ju 1123-1273 K. Inkubacijski~as borida za Fe 2 B-fazo je bil vklju~en v predstavljeni model. Predlagani model je bil eksperimentalno ocenjen pri temperaturi 1253 K in~asu obdelave 5 h. Poleg tega so bili izdelani sloji analizirani na svetlobnem mikroskopu, z vrsti~nim elektronskim mikroskopom (SEM), energijsko disperzijsko rentgensko spektroskopijo (EDS) in z rentgensko difrakcijsko analizo (XRD). Dodatno je bil predlagan {e konturni diagram kot funkcija~asa obdelave in temperature. Na podlagi eksperimentalnih rezultatov je bilo ugotovljeno, da je aktivacijska energija bora pri jeklu AISI 4140 189,24 kJ mol -1 .