“…Chromium carbide (Cr 3 C 2 ) was chosen as the alloy base because it is the most promising carbide for operation in oxidizing medium at temperatures of 300-400°C [8,9,10], which correspond to the conditions typically achieved during the operation of friction assemblies of pumps for the transfer of overheated distillate. Titanium was used as the metallic binder due to its low acoustic stiffness, which ensures good compressibility of the powder mixture during explosive processing [11]. The binder content in the powder mixtures was 14, 22, 31, and 40 mass %, which corresponds to 20, 30, 40 and 50 vol.…”