Fig. 1. Morphologies of powders. (a) Ni60A powder; (b) TiC powder; (c) Ni60A-25%TiC composite powder

Fig. 2. Schematic of geometrical size of single-track cladding layer

Fig. 3. Sectional morphologies of samples after single-track cladding. (a) S1 sample; (b) S2 sample; (c) S3 sample; (d) S4 sample; (e) S5 sample; (f) S6 sample; (g) S7 sample; (h) S8 sample; (i) S9 sample

Fig. 4. XRD patterns of composite coating. (a) S3 and S5 coatings; (b) S7 and S8 coatings

Fig. 5. Friction coefficient curves, abrasion loss and wear rate of different samples. (a) S1 and S2 samples; (b) S3 and S4 samples; (c) S5 and S6 samples; (d) S7 and S8 samples; (e) S9 and S10 samples; (f) abrasion loss and wear rate

Fig. 6. Three-dimensional worn morphologies of different samples. (a) S1 sample; (b) S2 sample; (c) S3 sample; (d) S4 sample; (e) S5 sample; (f) S6 sample; (g) S7 sample; (h) S8 sample; (i) S9 sample; (j) S10 sample; (k) surface roughness and wear depth

Fig. 7. Microscopic morphologies of worn surface of different samples. (a) S1 sample; (b) S2 sample; (c) S3 sample; (d) S4 sample; (e) S5 sample; (f) S6 sample; (g) S7 sample; (h) S8 sample; (i) S9 sample; (j) S10 sample

Fig. 8. EDS analysis of worn surface. (a) S3 sample; (b) S10 sample

Fig. 9. Cross-sectional EDS analysis of S3 sample

Fig. 10. XPS analysis of S3 sample