In　the　present　study,　a　cored　wire　of　304　L　stainless　steel　as　sheath　material　and　NiB　and　WC-12Co　as　filler　materials　was　designed　and　deposited　to　produce　a　new　wear　resistant　coating　containing　amorphous　phase　by　arc　spraying.　The　microstructure　of　the　coating　was　investigated.　The　porosity　and　hardness　of　the　coating　were　determined.　The　wear　performance　of　the　coating　was　evaluated.　The　XRD　and　TEM　analyses　showed　that　there　are　high　volume　of　amorphous　phase　and　very　fine　crystalline　grains　in　the　coating.　DTA　measurements　revealed　that　the　crystallization　of　the　amorphous　phase　occurred　at　579.2°C.　Because　metallurgical　processes　for　single　droplets　were　non-homogenous　during　spraying,　the　lamellae　in　the　coating　have　different　hardness　values,　which　lie　between　about　700　and　1250　HV100　g.　The　abrasive　wear　test　showed　that　the　new　Fe-based　coating　was　very　wear　resistant.　©　2009　Higher　Education　Press　and　Springer-Verlag　GmbH.