Corrosion of titanium: Part 1: Aggressive environments and main forms of degradation

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Titanium has outstanding corrosion resistance due to the external natural oxide protective layer formed when it is exposed to an aerated environment. Despite this, titanium may suffer different forms of corrosion in severe environments: uniform corrosion, pitting and crevice corrosion, hydrogen embrittlement, stress-corrosion cracking, fretting corrosion and erosion. In this first review, forms of corrosion affecting titanium are analyzed based on a wide literature review. For each form of corrosion, the mechanism and most severe environment are reported according to the current understanding. In the second part, this review will address the possible surface treatments that can increase corrosion resistance on commercially pure titanium: Electrochemical anodizing, thermal oxidation, chemical oxidation and bulk treatments such as alloying will be considered, highlighting the advantages of each technique.

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Prando, D., Brenna, A., Diamanti, M. V., Beretta, S., Bolzoni, F., Ormellese, M., & Pedeferri, M. P. (2017, October 1). Corrosion of titanium: Part 1: Aggressive environments and main forms of degradation. Journal of Applied Biomaterials and Functional Materials. Wichtig Publishing Srl. https://doi.org/10.5301/jabfm.5000387

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