Coated Wear Element

A wear element for frictional force transmission, comprising:

• a base element;
• a protective coating;
• and
• a friction surface for frictional force transmission,
• wherein the base element comprises a non-even surface with at least one projection,
• wherein the protective coating is provided on the non-even surface to at least partially form the friction surface in an unworn state of the wear element.

A method for producing a wear element, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a base element with a surface comprising at least one projection to form a non-even surface;
• and
• applying a protective coating to the non-even surface, wherein
• (i) the at least one projection is partially covered by the coating and wherein the at least one projection and the coating form a friction surface in an unworn state of the wear element configured to engage in contact with a friction counter element for frictional force transmission, or
• (ii) the at least one projection is completely covered by the coating in an unworn state of the wear element, wherein the coating forms the friction surface.