| CPC B23K 9/042 (2013.01) [B22F 1/05 (2022.01); B23K 35/0244 (2013.01); B23K 35/3093 (2013.01); C22C 38/002 (2013.01); C22C 38/02 (2013.01); C22C 38/08 (2013.01); B23K 2103/04 (2018.08); Y10T 428/12951 (2015.01)] | 22 Claims |

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1. An iron-based alloy composition consisting of:
boron (B): 1.6-2.4 wt. %;
carbon (C): 1.7-3.0 wt. %;
molybdenum (Mo): 16.0-19.5 wt. %;
nickel (Ni): more than 4 wt % and up to 6.5 wt %;
manganese (Mn): below 0.8 wt. %;
silicon (Si): more than 1 wt % and up to 3.0 wt. %;
vanadium (V): 10.8-13.2 wt. %;
chromium (Cr): up to 0.3 wt %; and
balanced with iron (Fe) and unavoidable impurities,
wherein the alloy has a microstructure comprising primary boride and eutectic matrix, wherein a ratio of an amount of primary boride by volume to an amount of eutectic matrix by volume is below 0.3.
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