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Guidelines for Corrosion Testing of Titanium

Schutz, RW
Research engineer and chief corrosion engineer, Henderson Technical Laboratories, TIMET Division, Titanium Metals Corp. of America, Henderson, Nev.

Covington, LC
Research engineer and chief corrosion engineer, Henderson Technical Laboratories, TIMET Division, Titanium Metals Corp. of America, Henderson, Nev.

Pages: 12    Published: Jan 1981

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Abstract

This paper presents guidelines for corrosion testing of titanium with respect to five general modes of corrosion failure that are known to titanium. These modes are general corrosion, crevice corrosion, hydrogen embrittlement, stress-corrosion cracking, and anodic breakdown pitting.