Table 2.
Surface chemical composition obtained from the energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) analysis.
| Group | Elements (Weight Percent—wt %) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co | Cr | Mo | Si | Mn | O | Ti | |
| G2: Co | 63.04 ± 0.10 | 28.66 ± 0.07 | 6.55 ± 0.09 | 1.03 ± 0.03 | 0.73 ± 0.04 | - | - |
| G3: Co PIII | 53.14 ± 0.13 | 25.9 ± 0.09 | 5.07 ± 0.10 | 0.56 ± 0.02 | 0.62 ± 0.04 | 14.71 ± 0.15 | - |
| G4: Co+Ti PIII | 29.47 ± 0.12 | 13.72 ± 0.08 | 2.53 ± 0.08 | 0.3 ± 0.02 | 0.43 ± 0.05 | 20.58 ± 0.2 | 32.98 ± 0.12 |
Co: cobalt; PIII: plasma immersion ion implantation; Ti: titanium; Cr: chrome; Mo: molybdenum; Si: silicon; Mn: manganese; O: oxygen; Ti: titanium.