Over at least the last four decades, laser‐based processes have matured from niche applications to widely accepted tools in industrial processing chains. Starting with CO2 lasers, the development of new laser sources such as fiber and disk lasers, either continuous‐wave or pulsed, have boosted the use of lasers for cutting, joining, surface modification and heat treatment, coating and – more recently – additive manufacturing, to name just a few applications.

† This paper is an extended version from our paper, Korobov, Y.; Vopneruk, A.; Kotelnikov, A.; Khudorozhkova, Y.; Burov, S.; Balu, P. Structure analysis of laser deposited NiBSi-WC coatings on a Cu-Cr-Zr substrate. In

There is increasing pressure on the automotive industry for further reduction of CO2 and particulate (PM10, PM2.5) emissions. One of the main issues is the fine dust resulting from the wear of the brake disc/brake pads, which is considered to be a major source of non‐exhaust traffic‐related emissions, particularly in urban locations. Carbide coatings are the state‐of‐art solution for controlling rotor wear. The challenge of cost‐effective serial production for automotive applications can be mastered by high power laser cladding.

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