Wear performance of Ti-based alloy coatings on 316L SS fabricated with the sputtering method: Relevance to biomedical implants.

Background: This investigation was conducted to encapsulate 316L SS with a Ti-based alloy coating.

Objective: The aim was to fabricate a coating using TiN, TiO2, and TiCoCr powders on 316L SS through the physical vapor deposition (PVD) sputtering process.

Methods: The powders were consecutively coated on 316L SS through the PVD sputtering process with coating durations of 30, 60, and 90 min.