The ZL108 AI-Si alloy containing rare earth was melted with a CO2 2 kW laser. The maximum microhardness values of the laser-melted zone (LMZ) was shifted back by 2 h in the microhardness-time curve and 20 ~ in the microhardness-temperature curve, as compared with conventional treatment materials in the given range. The LMZ had better structural stability at the elevated temperature than that of the conventional materials. Stacking faults were found in the resolidified aluminium, and were identified to be intrinsic. Both structural stability and the existence of the stacking faults were related to Ce supersaturation in the resolidified aluminium.