“…Hadfield steel's high toughness, high ductility, high work hardening ability, and exceptional wear resistance make it a highly suitable material for mining, crashing, drilling, steelmaking, naval, automotive, and excavation applications. [2,3] Those excellent mechanical properties are due to the austenitic matrix of the material combined with a martensitic surface layer which are formed during solution-annealing at 1050 8C followed by rapid water quenching. [4,5] Further mechanical properties improvement can be achieved by reducing the austenitic grain size in the as-cast condition, by grain growth hindering during heat treatment and through proper ladle treatment during the production process.…”