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

Table 1

Nominal and actual percentage composition of ASTM A36 steel.

Chemical composition (weight % age) of ASTM A36 steel substrate (IS 2062)
	% C	% Si	% Mn	% P	% S	% Al	% Cu	% Cr	% Mo	% Ni	% Pb	% Ti	% V	% W	% Fe
Nominal	0.16	0.17	0.46	0.026	0.019	0.007	0.048	0.084	0.018	0.039	0.007	<0.001	0.003	<0.001	98.89
Actual	0.19	0.18	0.92	0.019	0.022	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.002	0.01	—	—	0.001	—	98.626