| CPC C23C 14/3414 (2013.01) [C23C 14/021 (2013.01); C23C 14/35 (2013.01); H01J 37/3426 (2013.01)] | 7 Claims |

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1. Use of a physical vapor deposition (PVD) target in cookware, wherein a PVD coating is provided on an internal metal layer of the cookware by depositing the PVD target on the internal metal layer of the cookware using a PVD process, the PVD target consists of the following components by mass percentage: silicon 10-30% and a balance metal, wherein the metal comprises one or more selected from a group consisting of chromium, zirconium, and titanium, and a thickness of the PVD coating is 0.8-3 μm.
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