In order to improve wear resistance of carbon steel, laser cladding experiments were
carried out using a 3kW continuous wave CO2 laser. The diameter of the laser beam was 3-5mm,
the scanning velocity was 3-10mm/s, and the laser output power was 1.0-1.3kW. The experimental
results showed that MoSi2/SiCP composites coating could be in-situ synthesized from mixture
powders of molybdenum, silicon and SiC by laser cladding. A good metallurgical bond between the
coating and the substrate could be achieved. The microstructures of the coating were mainly
composed of MoSi2, SiC and FeSiMo phases. The average microhardness of the coating was about
HV0.21300, about 6.0 times larger than that of steel substrate.