Patent ID: 8911875

Claim:
A sliding element for an internal combustion engine, comprising a substrate and a wear-protection layer, obtained by thermal spraying of a powder comprising the element proportions 11.4-23.9 percent by weight iron, FE; 22.5-33.8 percent by weight tungsten, W; 33.2-34.8 percent by weight chrome, Cr; 11.7-12.4 percent by weight nickel, Ni; 2.3-2.6 percent by weight molybdenum, Mo; 4.9-5.7 percent by weight carbon, C and 0.3-0.5 percent by weight silicon, Si; 40-60 percent by weight carbides; and a running-in layer, obtained by thermal spraying of a powder comprising the element proportions 90 percent by weight nickel; 10 percent by weight carbon.