| 摘要 |
Provided are scratch-, wear- and corrosion-resistant coatings for metal substrates, including orthopedic implants and other metal-containing constructs, as well as methods for making such coatings. The inventive coatings comprise multiple micron-width layers of titanium nitride, titanium carbonitride, or both titanium nitride and titanium carbonitride, and may also contain a layer of aluminum oxide, and may be characterized by alternating layers of titanium nitride and titanium carbonitride. The present coatings curtail the growth of microcracks that can otherwise result from surface cracks or scratches on coated substrates, and thereby provide improved wear characteristics, resist scratching, and prevent the penetration of corrosive fluids to the substrate material.
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