“…Nitride layers on magnesium alloys are usually produced using PVD methods, (magnetron sputtering or arc evaporation) as they are the only alternative methods that allow precise control of layer thickness, roughness, and porosity. In earlier investigations, these methods were used to produce surface layers of various nitrides, in particular of metals such as aluminum, chromium, and titanium [ 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 ], while recent research has focused mainly on titanium nitride-based layers [ 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 ], which seem to be the most prospective, due to the simultaneous high corrosion and wear resistance, combined with a relatively low susceptibility to cracking. While the nitride layers considerably improve the wear resistance of magnesium alloys, [ 8 , 11 , 16 ] their effect on corrosion resistance has usually been unsatisfactory [ 6 ], given their insufficient tightness due to porosity and structural defects, typical for PVD methods [ 20 ], which makes application impractical [ 4 ].…”