ABBREVIATIONS:

FCC= Face centered cube BCC= body centered cube OES= optical emission spectroscopy XRD= X- ray diffraction SEM= Scanning Electron Microscope APF= Atomic Packing Factor ASTM= American Standards of Testing and Materials HAD= Hot Dip Aluminizing PMI= Positive Material Identification HK= Knoop Hardness MHV= Micro Vickers Hardness