Research Article

Tribology of Coated 316L SS by Various Nanoparticles

Table 1

The nanoparticle size of Ta, Nb, and V coatings sputtered with different times.

CoatingsTime1st nm2nd nm3rd nmMean nmSD±Mean nmSD±

Nb1 hr19.4919.4115.518.132.2819.712.33
2 hrs19.1616.3220.3918.622.09
3 hrs18.5623.525.122.393.41

Ta1 hr23.7122.2921.722.571.0318.733.97
2 hrs19.1619.4118.3818.980.54
3 hrs13.1215.415.414.641.32

V1 hr2227.0923.524.202.6231.6816.93
2 hrs17.118.8123.4319.783.27
3 hrs50.9842.5459.6751.068.57