Abstract The study investigated the effect of fibre laser processing (1060 nm, 240-ns pulse duration) on surface integrity tungsten carbide (WC). induced damage ranged from crack formation, porosity, balling, to spherical pores; severity and presence each were dependent parameters selected. influence fluence (0.05–0.20 J/cm 2 ), frequency (5–100 kHz), feed speed (250–2500 mm/s) hatch distance (...