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) anomalous features observed in the microstructure of chromium carbide weld overlays. Microhardness testing (Vickers), Auger electron spectroscopy, electron backscatter diffraction, and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy were employed to identify the origin, composition, and phase of the large anomalous features. Analysis of the results revealed the large anomalous features are unmelted powder granules with a different composition of the orthorhombic M7C3 phase of the primary carbides.
on wear resistance of iron based composite
eutectic carbides in a Fe-Cr-C alloy
C
,
,
carbides and
borides: the difference in the local order in carbides and borides to explain the nature and density of defects in these compounds
phases from first-principles theory