Three　different　cored　wires　holding　the　WC,　TiC　or　Cr3C2　ceramic　powders　respectively　were　fabricated　using　304　stainless　steel　sheath,　ferrite-based　composite　coatings　were　deposited　on　the　Q235　steel　substrate　by　arc　spraying.　The　microstructure,　phase　compositions　and　worn　surface　morphologies　of　the　coatings　were　observed　by　means　of　optical,　scanning　electron　microscopy　and　X-ray　diffraction.　The　abrasion　wear　behavior　of　the　coatings　was　examined　by　a　MLS-225　wet　sand-rubber　wheel　tester.　The　results　show　that　carbide　ceramic　powders　can　obviously　increase　the　hardness　and　abrasive　wear　resistance　of　the　coatings,　the　average　values　of　microhardness　are　about　1100-1200　HV0.1.　Under　this　experimental　condition,　the　abrasive　wear　resistance　of　ferrite-based　composite　coatings　is　about　6-18　times　higher　than　that　of　the　Q235　steel,　and　the　main　abrasion　wear　forms　of　the　coatings　are　plastic　micro-cutting　and　brittle　peeling.