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

Table 4

Vickers microhardness for coated and uncoated samples (mean and standard deviation).
 μσ
 HV0.3/15
SF 100557.8150.96
SF 100 + DLC705.5189.2
SF 100 + TiN738.4956.54
SF 100 + WC/C654.1237.81
 HV0.5/15
Y-TZP1375.38106.01
Y-TZP + DLC1356.82152.62
Y-TZP + TiN1506.69100.42
Y-TZP + WC/C1152.88135.46