Fig. 1. Morphologies of different powders. (a) TC4; (b) Ni45; (c) CeO2

Fig. 2. Cross-section images of cladding coating prepared with different contents of CeO2. (a) 0; (b) 1%; (c) 3%

Fig. 3. Cross-section of multi-pass overlapping laser cladding layer. (a) Physical map; (b) schematic

Fig. 4. Dilution rate of cladding coatings prepared with different contents of CeO2

Fig. 5. XRD spectra of cladding coatings prepared with different contents of CeO2

Fig. 6. Microscopic morphologies of cladding coatings prepared with different contents of CeO2. (a)(b) 0; (c)(d) 1%; (e)(f) 3%

Fig. 7. EDS spectra of each phase in cladding coating. (a) A1(TiC); (b) A2(TiB); (c) A3(TiB2); (d) A4(Ti2Ni)

Fig. 8. Microhardness curves of cladding coatings with different contents of CeO2

Fig. 9. Friction and wear white light interferograms of cladding coatings prepared with different contents of CeO2. (a) 0; (b) 1%; (c) 3%

Fig. 10. Wear volume of cladding coatings prepared with different contents of CeO2

Fig. 11. Morphologies of friction and wear of cladding layers with different contents of CeO2. (a) 0; (b) 1%; (c) 3%