The chemistry and structure of wear-resistant, iron-base hardfacing alloys

Study of Magnetism in Colmonoy-6 (AWS NiCr-C) Deposit on 316LN Stainless Steel

“…Nickel-base Colmonoy (AWS ER NiCr) alloys, offering excellent resistance to wear, corrosion and high temperature properties [1], find extensive application for hardfacing of austenitic stainless steel (SS) components used in flowing liquid sodium environment at temperatures up to 823 K in fast reactors. Further, they are candidate replacement of cobalt-base Stellite alloys due to their low induced radioactivity [2].…”

Effect of manganese on the cavitation erosion resistance of iron–chromium–carbon–silicon alloys for replacing cobalt-base Stellite

“…According to Ohriner et al [3], the cavitation erosion resistance of the Fe-based alloys is higher due to work hardening and they attributed the observed enhancement to the strain-induced e martensite phase transformation. Nevertheless, although many erosion resistant alloys do undergo phase transformations, no simple correlation has been established between the phase transformation and cavitation erosion resistance.…”

The Effect of Molybdenum on Cavitation Erosion and Corrosion Resistance of Fe-Cr-C-Si Hardfacing Alloys

“…However, the need to avoid the use of Stellite alloy has emerged since it is the main source of 60 Co, which is the largest contributor to occupational radiation exposure. As the most effective way to reduce 60 Co contamination many 60 Co-free hardfacing alloys, such as Fe-base and Nibase alloys have been investigated to replace Stellite 3) . High corrosion, cavitation erosion and wear resistance are generally required for hardfacing materials in nuclear power plants 4), 5) .…”