In the metadata on SpringerLink, TiC–ZrC should read TiC–ZrC.

Throughout the paper, oxide–oxide-free should read oxide–nonoxide.

These higher-resolution versions of Figs. 3, 5, and 6 replace the corresponding ones in the article:

Fig. 3
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Microstructure of TiC–ZrC solid solutions prepared by spark-plasma sintering at 1800°C with 80 TiC–20 ZrC (a) and 90 TiC–10 ZrC (b) component ratios.

Fig. 5
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Microstructure of samples sintered at 1500 (Ñ with the composition M3WC97 (80 TiC–20 ZrC) (a), M3WC97 (90 TiC–10 ZrC) (b), M3BN97 (80 TiC–20 ZrC) (c) and M3BN97 (90 TiC–10 ZrC) (d).

Fig. 6
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Microstructure of sintered samples of compositions M3WC97 (90 TiC–10 ZrC) (aa4-0) with a distorted portion of the boundary between regions (a4) and dislocations (a4-0) and M3BN97 (90 TiC–10 ZrC) (bb2) at 1300 °C (aa2, b) and at 1500°C (a3a4-0, b1, b2).