Abstract: There is provided a carbide material including tungsten carbide of 60 to 85 weight %, titanium carbides of 10 to 25 weight % and preferably a metal matrix of 0.5 to 20 weight % including Fe and optionally at least one or both of the metals Co or Ni. There is also provided a device including a ferrous substrate and such a carbide material and a method of manufacturing a device, the method comprising mixing powders comprising carbon, tungsten and a scavenger material such as titanium, placing the mixed powders proximal a ferrous substrate, impinging an energy source onto the powdered materials to create a melt pool formed of the powders and the material of the substrate, and allowing the melt pool to solidify to form a carbide material substantially free from iron tungsten carbides of (W, Fe)6C and (W, Fe)12C type.

Abstract: There is provided a carbide material (34) comprising Tungsten Carbide of 60 to 85 weight %, Titanium Carbides of 10 to 25 weight % and preferably a metal matrix of 0.5 to 20 weight % comprising Fe and optionally at least one or both of the metals Co or Ni. There is also provided a device comprising a ferrous substrate and such a carbide material and a method of manufacturing a device, the method comprising mixing powders comprising Carbon, Tungsten and a scavenger material such as Titanium, placing the mixed powders proximal a ferrous substrate (10), impinging an energy source (31) onto the powdered materials to create a melt pool (32) formed of the powders and the material of the substrate, and allowing the melt pool to solidify to form a carbide material (34) substantially free from Iron Tungsten carbides of (W, Fe)6C and (W, Fe)12C type.