Abstract: A process for producing, on a metallic substrate, a geometric metal structure having a precise contour, including the steps of: solder coating a solder paste onto the substrate by screen printing to create the geometric metal structure, the solder paste comprising an organic binder system, and 80 to 95 weight % of a mixture of a nickel-based solder and a pulverulent alloy of nickel with at least one member selected from the group consisting of chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese and iron, provided as a higher-melting metallic filler, wherein a weight ratio of solder to filler is 2-6:1, an average grain size of the solder is between 10 and 50 &mgr;m, and a grain size ratio of solder to filler, relative to the average grain size is from 0.5-2.5:1; drying the structure; decomposing the organic binder system present in the solder paste, without leaving a reside, by a heat treatment; and raising the temperature until the resulting solder material liquifies.

Abstract: A solder suspension is disclosed of solder powder, organic binder, organic solvent, and, if necessary, flux, with which it is possible to apply solder layers without cracks and pores to substrates by means of immersion or spraying. The solder powder must have a particle size of 5 to 50 .mu.m, where 55 to 70% of the particles are smaller than the particle size at the maximum on the particle size distribution curve. In addition, the ratio between the average particle size of the solder powder and the density of the solder powder must be between 0.1 and 20.

Abstract: Parts subject to wear having coatings made of hard substances formed by subdividing the protective layer into segmented joint faces and wherein the joint faces interlace to form seams that are as close as possible to each other.