Abrasive resistance of arc sprayed carbonitride alloying self-shielded coatings

► C, N and some microalloy elements in flux-cored wire form hard particles. ► Good wear-resistant arc sprayed coatings can be prepared with the optimized process parameters. ► Wear-resistant mechanism of the coatings was explained. ► Coatings made by the carbonitride alloying self-shielded wire have better comprehensive properties.