The abrasive wear behaviour of commercially available
Fe-Cr-C hardfacing alloys, a hypereutectic type (A1) and a
hypoeutectic type (A2), that are commonly used in the sugar
industry has been studied. Although there was significant difference
in their hardnesses, there was no clear superiority in
wear resistance under the conditions examined. The mass loss
of the hardfacings increased linearly with sliding distance in
both dry and slurry conditions. However, the wear rate was not
always directly proportional to load; the hypereutectic coating
(A1) exhibited a transition from low to high wear coefficient