Work pieces having a wear resistant coating produced by brazing and process for producing same

A process of providing an abrasive and wear resistant surface coating to a part that is subject to wear comprising applying to the surface of said part to be protected a flexible material made of plastic having a finely divided hard substance and a brazing alloy powder mixture embedded in the plastic, heating said material to a temperature exceeding the liquidation point of the embedded brazing powder mixture, to volatilize said plastic and deposit said hard substance and brazing alloy on said surface, wherein said flexible material is divided into substantially square shaped joint face segments, the edge length of which is between 20 and 60 mm.