Research Article

Effect of Tungsten Carbides on Abrasive Wear of Hardfacing Coatings

Table 3

Results from EDX analysis in weight percent with an acceleration voltage of 15 kV.

Chemical composition in weight-%
AreaFeNiCrSiVCCoWOthers

No. 1Matrix89.665.722.052.57
Hard phase
No. 2Matrix85.565.620.950.672.584.62
Hard phase
No. 3Matrix6.482.56.34.8
Hard phase9.590.5
No. 4Matrix77.217.45.4
Hard phase43.756.3
No. 5Matrix5.576.44.614.449.05
Hard phase6.9893.02
No. 6Matrix81.853.0215.13
Hart phase4.2195.79
No. 7Matrix60.52.836.7
Hard phase4.718.277.1
No. 8Matrix82.43.414.2
Hard phase5.55.95.882.8