Effect of Dilution on Microstructure and Wear Resistance of a Fe-Based Hardfacing Alloy with a High Amount of Carbide-Forming Elements

Table 1

Composition (mass %) of the base alloy and diluted alloys.

	C + B	Ni	Mn	Cr	Si	V	Mo	Cu	Fe
Base alloy	5.72	4.46	0.50	9.7	2.04	0.09	5.29	1.20	Bal.
Base alloy + 20Fe	4.59	3.20	0.22	7.61	1.66	0.08	4.30	1.19	Bal.
Base alloy + 30Fe	4.02	2.80	0.19	6.66	1.46	0.07	3.76	1.04	Bal.
Base alloy + 40Fe	3.44	2.40	0.16	5.71	1.25	0.06	3.22	0.89	Bal.
Base alloy + 50Fe	2.87	2.00	0.14	4.76	1.04	0.05	2.69	0.75	Bal.