In the present study, two different types of coatings such as Cobalt (Co-Cr-W-C) and Nickel (Ni-Cr-B-Si-C) based layers have produced using a high power of Ytterbium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Yb:YAG) disk laser on 316L stainless steel substrate. Then the coatings were analyzed to expose their phase characterization, microstructure, and hardness using X-ray diffraction analysis, electron microscopes and microhardness tester. Further, tribo-test has performed through a ball-on-plate machine to analyze the wear properties of coatings. Besides, worn-surfaces of cladding and surface roughness have examined. The results showed that both Cobalt and Nickel based cladding have exhibited a dendrite homogeneous structure with some changes in shape and grain size due to higher cooling rates. XRD results indicate that the mixing of a γ-Co peak with other metastable phases such as Cr₇C₃ and Cr₂₃C₆ were noticed on Cobalt coating and γ-Ni rich matrix was the most dominant peak in Nickel-based coating. Microhardness of the cladding layers has remarkably increased than the substrate. The wear performance of Nickel cladding has increased than Cobalt cladding and substrate sample, which reveals that Nickel-based laser cladding plays a role in wear resistance. The analyzed wear track indicates that adhesion and abrasion were the two major wear mechanisms.

The present work deals with the microstructure, nanoindentation and wear behaviour of Inconel-718 (IN-718) specimens fabricated through laser-powder bed fusion (L-PBF). To ensure the improvement in L-PBF, the results obtained were compared with the as-cast IN-718 specimen. Though IN-718 specimens exhibited precipitation and solid solution strengthening in both the fabrication techniques, L-PBF specimen has achieved better mechanical properties due to refinement of grains. The wear rate of cast and L-PBF IN-718 specimens were 0.98 and 0.27 mm³ m⁻¹, respectively. Besides, the roughness average was reduced for L-PBF produced worn surface compared to as-cast specimen. In the light of the above observations, L-PBF can be a promising technique to fabricate IN-718 alloys for load carrying and wear applications.