FeNiCr/60%WC　coatings　were　deposited　by　laser　cladding　with　direct　injection　of　FeNiCr　+　60%WC　powder　premixed　with　different　amounts　of　Mo　powder　(0-4　wt.%)　onto　the　N1310　nonmagnetic　steel.　The　morphology　was　characterized　using　a　scanning　electron　microscope　(SEM),　the　phase　analysis　was　performed　using　an　X-ray　diffractometer　(XRD),　and　the　magnetic　properties　were　examined　using　a　vibrating　sample　magnetometer　(VSM).　The　empirical　electron　theory　(EET)　of　solids　and　molecules　was　used　to　calculate　magnetic　moments　of　Fe3W3C　and　Ni3Mo3C.　The　relative　permeability　of　FeNiCr/60%WC　composite　coatings　containing　different　amounts　of　Mo　ranged　from　1.008　to　1.052,　which　was　significantly　lower　than　that　without　Mo　addition　(1.104).　The　relative　permeability　decreased　with　increasing　Mo　content　until　a　minimum　was　reached,　and　then　increased　with　further　increasing　Mo　content.　Ni3Mo3C　phase　was　formed　initially　at　high　Mo　addition　(＞=　2.5%)　due　to　the　metallurgical　reaction　between　the　Mo　particles　and　the　Fe-based　alloys.　Both　Ni3Mo3C　and　Fe3W3C　phases　were　weakly　ferromagnetic　with　a　magnetic　moment　of　0.6816　and　0.9018　respectively,　which　seemed　to　be　the　main　factors　affecting　the　non-magnetic　properties　of　the　cladding　coatings.　(C)　2015　Elsevier　Ltd.　All　rights　reserved.