Surface Characterization of Stainless Steel 316L Coated with Various Nanoparticle Types

Table 9

Weight % of nanocoated elements corresponding to Fe present on the 316L SS substrate surface at different sputtering times using the EDS test.

Coated specimen	Elements	1 hr	2 hr	3 hr
Nb	Nb (wt.%)	24.06	54.11	55.95
	Fe (wt.%)	37.41	4.95	2.42
Ta	Ta (wt.%)	81.46	87.41	90.1
	Fe (wt.%)	2.63	1.09	0.59
V	V (wt.%)	9.56	28.77	48.07
	Fe (wt.%)	60.78	47	34.53