Tribology of Coated 316L SS by Various Nanoparticles

<table class="table-group" id="tab7"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Materials</td><td class="align_center">Hardness of pure metals (GPa)</td><td class="align_center">Average hardness of related coatings (GPa)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Nb</td><td class="align_center">1.32</td><td class="align_center">2.33 ± 0.08</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Ta</td><td class="align_center">0.87</td><td class="align_center">2.82 ± 0.11</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">V</td><td class="align_center">0.63</td><td class="align_center">2.26 ± 0.10</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Comparison of the metal hardness between the pure Nb, Ta, and V metal targets and their corresponding nanocoatings.</div>

International Journal of Biomaterials

Tribology of Coated 316L SS by Various Nanoparticles

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