A
laser cladding method for strengthening the surface of a
piercing point includes the following steps of: (1) prefabricating WC / Co-base cladding
powder; (2) pre-
processing the surface of a
piercing point workpiece, and cleaning up
stain and
rust; preheating for 2 to 5 hours at a temperature between 400 DEG C and 600 DEG C; (3) cladding the prefabricated composite
powder fed in the way of reverse synchronization or coaxially in multiple steps by a CO2
laser; simultaneously, carrying out synchronous
inert gas protection on the
laser-cladding area; and (4) subsequent
processing. The laser cladding method adopts laser to prepare a WC
ceramic particle-strengthened Co-base
composite coating on the surface of the
piercing point, and the
coating is metallically combined with the matrix, so the
binding force between the
coating and the matrix is enhanced; the maximum thickness of the
coating can reach a few millimeters; and as the surfaces of WC particles are coated with Ni, the absorption of laser energy by the WC can be reduced, so that the
burnout rate of the WC can be reduced in a laser melting
pool. The distribution of the WC particles is uniform in the coating, the rigidity of the coating is high, consequently, the service performance of the piercing point can be improved, and the service life can be prolonged.