Microstructural Characterization and Wear Properties of Fe-Based Amorphous-Crystalline Coating Deposited by Twin Wire Arc Spraying

<div>TEM images (a), (c), and (e) from powder particles and SAED patterns (b), (d), and (f) from the region delimited by the red circle. 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Figure 4: Microstructural Characterization and Wear Properties of Fe-Based Amorphous-Crystalline Coating Deposited by Twin Wire Arc Spraying 