The　WC　reinforced　Fe-based　amorphous　composite　coatings　were　prepared　by　laser　cladding　with　rectangular　spot.　The　effect　of　laser　remelting　on　the　microstructure　and　properties　of　composite　coatings　was　investigated.　The　results　showed　that　laser　remelting　can　reduce　the　cracks　and　porosities　of　the　cladding　coating　and　improve　its　surface　quality.　Large　amounts　of　crystalline　phases　were　precipitated　at　the　top　of　the　cladding　and　remelting　coatings.　However,　the　microstructure　at　the　top　of　the　remelting　coating　was　finer　compared　to　that　at　the　top　of　the　cladding　coating.　With　increasing　distance　from　the　surface　of　substrate,　the　amorphous　phase　appeared　within　the　remelting　coating　and　large　amounts　of　carbides　rich　in　Fe　and　Mo,　Fe23B6,　gamma-Fe　and　Cr-9.1.Si-0.9　Slag　phases　were　also　precipitated　in　the　remelting　coating.　As　a　result,　the　corrosion　resistance　of　the　remelting　coating　was　higher　than　that　of　the　cladding　coating.　The　microhardness　of　the　remelting　coating　was　approximately　1.13　times　higher　than　that　of　the　cladding　coating.　(C)　2018　Elsevier　Ltd.　All　rights　reserved.