 This study investigated the effectiveness of a manual metal arc process for obtaining coatings with improved abrasion resistance. The coatings had a hyper-utectic microstructure consisting of austenite, NBC, and M7C3 carbides, which were 91 nanometers in size and accounted for 5.3 percent of the total volume. These coatings exhibited low mass loss during abrasion testing, likely due to their high hardness value of 1029HV200G, 15 SEG. Microfracturing and detaching of carbides from the matrix were identified as the primary wear mechanisms. This article was authored by Franklin Paz Trivano, Robison Buitragosiera, and Juan Felipe Santamarine.