| CPC B22F 7/08 (2013.01) [B23K 1/0018 (2013.01); B22F 2301/05 (2013.01); B22F 2301/15 (2013.01); B22F 2302/253 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A machine component comprising a material coating applied to a surface of the machine component, wherein the material coating comprises:
a first layer comprising a first plurality of phases of a hardfacing material and a second plurality of phases of a braze material; and
a second layer disposed on top of the first layer and comprising a third plurality of phases of an aluminum-containing material, wherein the aluminum-containing material is configured to oxidize to produce a self-limiting oxide layer having a thickness of 5 microns or less, wherein the self-limiting oxide layer is configured to reduce beta depletion of the hardfacing material, and wherein the braze material is configured to couple the first layer and the second layer to the surface of the machine component.
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