Phase structure of sputtered Ta coating in the negative glow space and LPH effect were explored.The whole coating/substrate system is substrate → physically gas-absorbed Fe surface → oxygen-enriched TaOx layer → amorphous Ta → α and β dual phase → single α phase.After LPH course,microstructure of Ta coating shows intact,only a few cracks emerge after 100 laser pulses,exhibiting thin HAZ but thick Fe/Ta ICZ,without martensitic transformation.For the electrodeposited Cr coating,continuous thermal stresses produce many extra micro-crack,substrate oxidation and martensitic transformation,leading to crack propagations and final bulk delamination,without any ICZ.