The　dense　and　smooth　W-ZrO2　coating　was　prepared　by　electrodeposition　on　a　copper　substrate　in　Na2WO4-WO3ZrO2　melt　at　1173　K.　The　coatings　composition　are　alpha-W　and　monoclinic　ZrO2,　and　the　content　of　ZrO2　increased　with　the　increase　of　current　density.　The　effect　of　cathode　current　density　on　the　morphology,　microstructure　and　performance　of　the　coating　was　investigated　in　this　paper.　The　microstructure　of　the　coating　was　a　field-oriented　texture　type,　including　an　equiaxed　grain　nucleation　layer　and　a　columnar　grain　growth　layer.　The　roughness　has　the　minimum　value　of　4.783　mu　m　at　30　mA/cm2,　and　the　maximum　value　of　8.586　mu　m　at　60　mA/cm2.　Then,　the　surface　roughness　dropped　to　6.479　mu　m　at　80　mA/cm2.　The　surface　micro-hardness　increased　with　the　current　density　increasing,　and　reached　the　maximum　value　of　482　HV　at　60　mA/cm2.　W-ZrO2　coated　copper　has　excellent　electrical　conductivity　and　high　temperature　oxidation　resistance　at　30　mA/cm2,　40　mA/cm2,　and　80　mA/cm2.　The　electrical　conductivity　of　coatings　prepared　at　50　mA/cm2　and　60　mA/cm2　is　slightly　poorer　due　to　their　rough　surface　and　strong　preferred　orientation.　Overall,　the　texture　of　the　composite　material　is　the　most　influential　factor　for　electrical　conductivity.　In　summary,　as　the　current　density　increases,　the　composition,　morphology　and　microstructure　of　the　coatings　changes　regularly,　which　further　leads　to　a　predictable　change　in　performance.