Research Article

Evaluation of DLC, WC/C, and TiN Coatings on Martensitic Stainless Steel and Yttria-Stabilized Tetragonal Zirconia Polycrystal Substrates for Reusable Surgical Scalpels

Table 3

Values of the surface parameters for coated and uncoated samples (mean and standard deviation). Parameters are dimensionless, unless otherwise noted.

Sa (μm)Sq (μm)Sz (μm)SkuSskSk (μm)Spk (μm)Svk (μm)
μσμσμσμσμσμσμσμσ

SF 100 0.310.060.390.083.320.784.021.50 0.640.930.210.320.180.440.19
SF 100 + DLC0.460.380.560.434.121.573.571.71 0.521.370.920.480.540.360.29
SF 100 + TiN0.420.130.540.156.031.765.842.750.730.691.280.450.740.160.380.18
SF 100 + WC/C0.320.070.410.084.741.115.261.960.460.490.980.240.530.110.360.14

Y-TZP0.880.351.080.416.671.713.020.590.080.382.760.961.050.690.920.42
Y-TZP + DLC0.760.420.940.487.552.534.193.79 0.582.331.210.870.650.800.37
Y-TZP + TiN1.050.451.300.559.403.183.110.960.180.373.271.381.320.861.100.80
Y-TZP + WC/C0.680.270.850.335.981.632.900.29 0.292.120.790.560.180.940.54