Enhancement of the Pitting Corrosion Resistance of AISI 316LVM Steel with Ta-Hf-C/Au Bilayers for Biomedical Applications

Tantalum carbide (TaC), hafnium carbide (HfC), and Ta-Hf-C mixed coatings with and without a gold (Au) interlayer were deposited on 316LVM steel substrates by the magnetron cosputtering technique in order to improve the corrosion resistance of steel substrates in a simulated biological fluid. To stu...

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Main Authors: Pablo Guzmán, Willian Aperador, Luis Yate
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Nanomaterials
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6825250