Nonmagnetic　metal-matrix　composite　(MMC)　coatings　were　fabricated　by　laser　cladding　with　direct　injection　of　WC-FeNiCr　powder　onto　the　N1310　nonmagnetic　steel　matrix.　Laser　cladding　was　conducted　using　a　Trumpf6000　CO2　laser.　The　WC-FeNiCr　MMCs　coating　was　characterized　using　scanning　electron　microscopy　(SEM)　and　energy　dispersive　spectroscopy　(EDS).　The　phase　constitution　in　the　laser　cladding　was　identified　by　x-ray　diffraction　(XRD).　No　pores　or　macro-cracks　have　been　found　at　the　interface　indicating　good　metallurgical　bonding　between　the　coating　and　the　N1310　nonmagnetic　steel　matrix.　Magnetic　measurements　were　carried　out　with　vibrating　sample　magnetometer　(VSM)　at　room　temperature.　The　MMC　coating　was　nonmagnetic　and　with　a　relative　permeability　of　1.004.　The　XRD　analysis　confirmed　the　presence　of　an　austenitic　gamma-(Fe,　Ni),　Cr0.19Fe0.7Ni0.11,　Fe3W3C,　WC　and　W2C　phases　in　the　laser　clad　layer.