SEDL / STP / STP728-EB / STP28065S

Corrosion of Titanium and Zirconium Alloys in Zinc Chloride Solutions

Smallwood, RE
Senior metallurgical engineer, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc., Wilmington, Del.

Pages: 16    Published: Jan 1981

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Abstract

The laboratory and in-plant service corrosion properties of titanium, Ti-0.15Pd, and zirconium alloys in zinc chloride and zinc ammonium chloride solutions are discussed. An example of texturing of Ti-0.15Pd tubing, which significantly affects corrosion resistance, is also discussed.