Aluminide coating layers with gradually changed compositions and microstructures on pure Fe plate substrates were developed by the process combining lamination cladding with 2step heat Treatment. The first heat treatment at 933 K for 1.8 ks was applied to initially form the coating layer consisting of Fe
2Al
5 by the reaction diffusion between the Fe substrate and the melted Al. The second heat treatments at temperatures ranging from 1173 K to 1473 K were subsequently applied to promote the gradual changes in the aluminum compositions and the microstructures, leading the diffusion reaction between the Fe substrate and the initial layer of Fe
2Al
5. By heating at 1173 K and 1273 K, the initial coating layers of Fe
2Al
5 exhibited gradual changes in microstructures, leading the formation of layers consisting of Fe
2Al
5, FeAl
2, FeAl, α-Fe with Al. On the contrary, by heating at 1373 K for 180 s, the constituent phases of the graded coating layer changed into Fe
2Al
5, FeAl
2, ε phase, FeAl, α-Fe with Al. ε phase existing at elevated temperatures more than about 1373 K changed into the FeAl
2+FeAl lamellar structure by the eutectoid reaction during cooling, resulting in the formation of different microstructural morphology compared with those formed at 1173 K and 1273 K. By heating at 1373 K for 300 s, the constituent phases of the graded coating layer changed into ε phase, FeAl, α-Fe with Al, exhibiting the decomposition of Fe
2Al
5 and FeAl
2. By heating at 1373 K for 3.6 ks, the dominant phases of the coating layer were found to be FeAl and α-Fe with Al, indicating low aluminum compositions below 50at%.
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