Table 7.

Summary of experimental conditions and main results for SHS/casting processing using Al-Ti-C and Al-Ti-B₄C powder systems.

Materials and Methods				Results
Base Metal	Reinforcing Materials	Method	Processing Conditions
High-Cr alloy steel [65]	Ti (99.5%; <25 µm) B4C (98.0%; <3.5 µm) At.r. B:Ti—2:1 At.r. C:Ti—1:1 Al (98.4%; <27 µm) 10, 20, 30, 40 wt.%	Infiltration casting	CP—70–75 MPa (65 ± 2% of theoretical values) Pouring temperature—1600 °C	Wear volume loss: 2.071 × 10−10 m3m−1 (steel) 1.595 × 10−10 m3m−1 (30 wt.% Al)
				Hardness: 50 HRC (steel) 57 HRC (30 wt.% Al)
Medium- carbon steel [44]	Al (99%; ≈29 µm)—30 wt.% Ti (99.5%; ≈38–48 µm) B4C (97%; 2.5–3.5; 20–28; 28–40; 63–80, 100–125 µm) Mole ratio Ti:B4C—3:1	Infiltration casting	Mixing in a stainless-steel container—≈35 rpm/8 h CP—≈60 MPa (green densities of 65 ± 2%)	…
High-Cr white cast iron [64]	Al (99.0%, 12 µm)—20 wt.% Ti (99.5%, 43 µm)—64 wt.% Graphite (99.0%, 43 µm)— 16 wt.%	Infiltration casting	Mixing in a shaker mixer—7 h CP—70 MPa Pouring temperature—1460 °C	Reinforcement thickness: 6 mm
High-Cr white cast iron [75]	Al (99.0%, 12 µm)—20 wt.% Ti (99.5%, 43 µm)—64 wt.% Graphite (99.0%, 43 µm)— 16 wt.%	Infiltration casting	Mixing in a shaker mixer—7 h CP—70 MPa Pouring temperature—1460 °C	Reinforcement thickness: 6 mm
				Wear rate: 1.29 × 10−6 mm3∙N−1∙mm−1 (base metal) 9.01 × 10−7 mm3∙N−1∙mm−1 (reinforcement)
				Hardness: 579 ± 47 HV 30 (base metal) 797 ± 112 H V30 (reinforcement)

At.r.—atomic ratio; CP—compaction pressure.