A coated article and a method for producing a coating are disclosed. The method for producing a coating includes providing an iron-based alloy substrate, and depositing a protective coating over a surface of the iron-based alloy substrate. The protective coating includes a cobalt-chromium-based coating material having at least one anodic element distributed therein. The at least one anodic element being anodic to the iron-based alloy substrate. Another method for producing a coating includes providing an iron-based alloy substrate, depositing an underlayer including at least one anodic element over a surface of the iron-based alloy substrate, and depositing a top coat including a cobalt-chromium-based coating material over the underlayer. The at least one anodic element being anodic to the iron-based alloy substrate. The coated article includes a protective coating having at least one anodic element distributed therein deposited over a surface of an iron-based alloy substrate.