“…Therefore, iron and steel matrix composites are proposed and considered to be a new choice to substitute traditional metal materials due to the synergetic effect caused by the combination of desirable properties of the reinforcement and metal matrix [3,4]. In recent years, researchers investigated various iron and steel matrix composites, such as TiC-Stainless steel composite [5,6], WC/Fe composite [7,8], and ZTAp/iron composite [9]. Among these composites, ZTA particle reinforced iron matrix composite is a promising wear-resistant composite material, in which ZTA particle has a high hardness and toughness, thermal shocks resistance, and a relatively close thermal expansion coefficient with iron [10,11].…”