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

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Cross-sectional SEM images of the as-coated samples showing the Au intermediate layer with the different Ta-Hf-C coatings: (a) TaC, (b) 70TaC-30HfC, (c) 30TaC-70HfC, and (d) HfC.

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