EffectsofalloyelementsonthemicrostructureandcrackresistanceofFe-C-Crweldsurfacinglayerwereinvestigated.Theresultsshowthatmicrostructuresofthelayermainlyconsistofcarbidesandaustenitematrix.IncreasingCandCrcontentsimpairthecrackresistanceofthelayerduetoincreasedamountofbrittlecarbides.TheadditionofNi,NborMoimprovesthecrackresistanceofFe-C-CrweldsurfacinglayerbyincreasingtheamountofausteniteandformingfineNbCorM7C3carbidesinthelayer.But,theexcessiveNb(>2.50wt%)orMo(>1.88wt%)impairsthecrackresistanceofthelayer,whichhasrelationwithincreasedcarbidesorcarbidecoarseningandaustenitematrixsolidsolutionstrengthening.ThepropercombinationofC,Cr,Ni,NbandMocanfurtherimprovenotonlythecrackresistanceofFe-C-CrweldsurfacinglayerbutalsotheerosionresistanceasaresultoffineNbCandM7C3carbidesdistributinguniformlyinaustenitematrix.Theoptimallayercompositionsare3.05wt%C,20.58wt%Cr,1.75wt%Ni,2.00wt%Nband1.88wt%Mo.
