Combating Wear of ASTM A36 Steel by Surface Modification Using Thermally Sprayed Cermet Coatings

Figure 2

The figure shows the front view and top view (macrographs) of (a) uncoated or bare (ASTM A36) test specimens; (b) WC-12% Co coated pins; (c) Cr₃C₂-25% NiCr coated pins prepared for the sliding wear testing on pin-on-disc wear tester.

(a)

(b)

(c)