Oxidation and Corrosion Behavior of Nanolaminated MAX-Phase Ti₂AlC Film Synthesized by High-Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering and Annealing

Figure 12

SEM images of the (a, d) SUS304 substrate, (b, e) amorphous matrix Ti-Al-C, and (c, f) MAX-phase Ti₂AlC films after corrosion test in the 3.5 wt. % NaCl aqueous solution.

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