“…While nickel, cobalt, iron and titanium based alloys are used as matrix in the production of these composite coatings, in terms of reinforcement elements, hard reinforcement particles such as SiC, TiC, B 4 C, WC, TiB 2 and Cr 3 C 2 are preferred [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]. Recently, the application of B 4 C in the surface coating pocesses has attracted more and more attentions for its super hardness, thermal stability, high melting point (2450 掳C), low density (2.52 g/cm 3 ) and super mechanical properties [18].…”