“…To reduce post-cladding machining work, the overlap between two clad layers is generally kept between 50% and 60% [27]. Further crack formation in the clad layer can be reduced by preheating of the substrate [28][29][30][31][32]. The quality of clad developed is assessed by analyzing the microstructure, crack formation, the bonding between the layer and the substrate and variation of hardness along the clad depth [10,14,33,34].…”