Structural and tribological properties of supersonic sprayed Fe-Cu-Al-Al2O3 nanostructured cermets

► Deposition of nanostructured coatings via thermal spraying techniques. ► Establishing a structure-property relationship for Fe-Cu-Al-Al2O3 cermets. ► Effect of microstructure and interface phenomena on wear of tribosystem. ► Comparison of nc Fe-Cu-Al-Al2O3 cermets with alloy steel benchmarks.