Slurry erosion, sliding wear and corrosion behavior of martensitic stainless steel composites reinforced in-situ with NbC particles

AISI 440B martensitic stainless steels reinforced with up to 15 vol% NbC particles were successfully cast using a vacuum induction furnace. Energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and electron backscatter diffraction techniques revealed that NbC additions led to a slight decrease in the matrix solid solution Cr content, which was found to have a minor impact on uniform corrosion resistance. An ISO 21988 grade Cr27...