Workpiece having wear-resistant inserts locked in recesses in the workpiece

A wear-protected metal workpiece comprising a metal plate having a work surface, said plate having a recess therein extending from said work surface into said plate, a shaped member of wear-resistant material inserted into said recess and having an outer surface which is substantially flush with the work surface of the plate, said plate having a wall bounding said recess which at least at two opposed locations widens inwardly into said plate in a direction away from said work surface, said shaped member having an outer wall which at least at two opposed locations widens in the direction of insertion thereof into said recess, the walls of the recess and of the shaped member defining a space therebetween at said respective opposed locations, said recess having an opening at the work surface of said plate of an extent to freely receive the shaped member which has a maximum extent at said two locations which is less than the extent of said opening of said recess, and binder means filling said space for locking said shaped member in said recess.