The　response　of　tungsten　(W)　to　thermal　shock　loading,　as　the　best　candidate　for　plasma-facing　material　(PFM),　is　an　important　issue　in　the　research　of　future　fusion　devices.　Under　thermal　loading,　thermal　irradiation　damage,　including　brittle　cracking　and　fatigue　cracking,　occurs　on　the　surface　of　tungsten　based　plasma-facing　material　(W-PFM).　In　this　work,　a　new　scheme　to　suppress　the　thermal　irradiation　damage　to　WPFM,　i.e.　the　laminated　structure　W-PFM　scheme,　is　proposed.　Thermal　fatigue　experiments　of　laminated　structure　W　composed　of　W　foils　with　different　thickness　and　heat　treatment　processes　are　carried　out　by　using　an　electron　beam　device.　The　samples　are　subjected　to　thermal　pulses　with　a　power　density　of　48　MW/m2　for　5000　cycles.　The　results　indicate　that　the　crack　damage　to　the　surface　of　the　laminated　structure　W　decreases　with　the　decrease　of　the　thickness　of　W　foils　under　the　same　heat　treatment　conditions.　The　main　cracks　are　produced　on　the　surface　of　laminated　structure　W　after　cyclic　thermal　loads　have　been　all　approximately　parallel　to　the　foil　thickness　direction.　Only　the　main　cracks　appear　on　the　surfaces　of　W　foils　with　a　smaller　thickness,　while　crack　networks　develop　on　the　surfaces　of　W　foils　with　a　larger　thickness,　in　addition　to　the　main　cracks　with　a　larger　width.　In　the　rolled　state,　the　laminated　structure　W　has　the　lowest　degree　of　surface　plastic　deformation　for　the　same　thickness.　The　thermal　fatigue　crack　damage　to　the　surface　is　quantitatively　analyzed　by　using　computer　image　processing　software　and　analysis　software,　and　scanning　electron　microscope　images　of　the　thermal　damage　area　are　finally　selected.　It　is　found　that　the　de-stressed　state　W　has　the　smallest　crack　area　and　the　smallest　number　of　cracks　for　the　same　thickness,　indicating　that　the　de-stressed　state　W　has　the　strongest　resistance　to　irradiation　damage.　The　experimental　results　also　show　that　in　addition　to　the　effect　of　microstructure,　both　the　uniaxial　stress　state　and　the　crack-blocking　mechanism　of　the　laminated　structured　W-PFM　contribute　to　the　improvement　of　its　thermal　fatigue　performance.　[GRAPHICS]　.