In this study, the deposition of martensitic stainless-steel (Metco 42C) powder on 42CrMo4 structural steel by direct laser (DLD) was investigated. Clads were produced varying power, scanning speed, feed rate, and preheating. The effect these processing variables microstructure microhardness clads analyzed, as well their soundness, yield (measured dilution), geometric characteristics (height, w...