The use of weld overlays to protect critical surfaces from corrosion a
nd wear is well established. In applying such deposits, however, inter
mixing with the substrate (dilution) is inevitable. Although it is gen
erally accepted that dilution degrades the performance of the overlay,
quantitative information is scarce. The purpose of this study was to
generate such information. To overcome the issues of compositional hom
ogeneity and one-sided corrosion tests, the overlay material (UNS R312
33, a cobalt-based alloy) was premixed with quantities of UNS G10400 c
arbon steel and UNS S31603 stainless steel. and standard corrosion and
wear samples prepared from all-weld-metal blocks. Significant changes
in corrosion and wear behaviour were recorded.