The detailed influence of the energy input of autogenous laser welding by means of a modern solid-state disk laser on the structure of the weld metal, the heat-affected zone and the mechanical properties of 5.0-mm-thick butt joints of STRENX 1100MC was studied. Laser-welding trails were conducted over a wide range of energy inputs, from approximately 100 up to 400 J/mm. The studies showed no tendency for the cracking of butt joints, despite the low energy inputs of the welding. However, a significant decrease in the hardness was revealed in the heat-affected zone. The static tensile strength was found to be slightly lower (by approx. 8 %) compared to the tensile strength of the base material. There was also a strong relationship between the impact toughness of the test joints and the energy input of the laser welding. However, the impact toughness of the laser-welded joints was significantly lower than that of the base material. This article attempts to explain the drop in the toughness and the static tensile strength with respect to the structural transformations of the weld metal and the heat-affected zone, depending on the welding parameters, especially the energy input, and thus the heating conditions of the welding. Keywords: laser welding, high-strength steel, toughness, butt joints, disk laser Preiskovan je bil podroben vpliv dovedene energije avtogenega laserskega varjenja s pomo~jo laserja na SSD-ju na strukturo varjenega jekla, na toplotno vplivano podro~je varjenja (angl. HAZ) in na 5.0-mm debele~elne spoje pri jeklu STRENX 1100MC. Lasersko varjene poteze so bile izvedene v {irokem razponu energijskih vlo`kov, od pribli`no 100 J/mm do 400 J/mm. [tudije so pokazale, da~elni spoji ne pokajo kljub nizko-energijskemu dovajanju energije pri varjenju. Vendar pa se je pokazalao znatno zni`anje mikrotrdote v toplotno vplivani coni. Ugotovljeno je bilo, da je stati~na natezna trdnost nekoliko ni`ja (ca. 8 %) v primerjavi z natezno trdnostjo osnovnega materiala. Ugotovljena je bila tudi mo~na povezava med udarnò ilavostjo testnih spojev in dovedeno energijo med laserskim varjenjem. Kakorkoli, udarna`ilavost lasersko varjenih spojev je bila ob~utno ni`ja kot pri osnovnem materialu.^lanek poizku{a razlo`iti padec`ilavosti in stati~no natezno trdnost glede na strukturne transformacije varjenega jekla in na toplotno prizadeta obmo~ja, odvisno od varilnih parametrov, zlasti dovajanja energije in s tem toplotnih pogojev varjenja. Klju~ne besede: lasersko varjenje, visokotrdno jeklo, trdnost,~elni spoji, laserski disk