Composite powders including Ti, B4C and Stellite 6 were deposited on the 316 stainless steel using plasma-transferred arc welding to improve the wear resistance. Microstructural characterisation using an optical microscope and a Vickers hardness tester was performed on the surface to determine the coating and hardness. Scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive-spectroscopy line scanning were also applied to characterise the microstructure, the chemical composition and the process of wear. Results showed that Ti, B4C and Stellite 6 considerably affected the microstructure and morphology of the coating. The in-situ new phases, namely, TiC and TiB, remarkably improved the wear resistance compared with the Stellite 6 coating only.Avtorji so kompozitne prahove iz zlitine Stellite 6, Ti in B4C nana{ali na povr{ino preizku{ancev s plazemskim napr{evanjem (PTAW), da bi izbolj{ali njihovo odpornost proti obrabi. Izvedli so mikrostrukturno in mehansko karakterizacijo povr{ine z uporabo opti~nega mikroskopa in Vickersovega merilnika trdote. Prav tako so izvedli preiskave z vrsti~nim elektronskim mikroskopom (SEM) in linijsko energijsko disperzijsko spektroskopijo (EDS), da bi ugotovili mikrostrukturo, kemijsko sestavo in potek obrabe. Rezultati raziskav so pokazali, da so Ti, B4C in Stellite 6 znatno vplivali na mikrostrukturo in morfologijo prevleke. In-situ sinteza novih faz (TiC in TiB) med plazenskim napr{evanjem kompozitnih prahov je mo~no izbolj{ala odpornost prevlek proti obrabi v primerjavi s prevlekami, izdelanimi samo iz prahu Stellita 6. Klju~ne besede: in-situ sinteza novih faz, mikrostruktura, PTAW (plazemsko napr{evanje), odpornost proti obrabi