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Properties of titanium and its alloys

Author: Yves COMBRES

Publication date: March 10, 2010, Review date: January 10, 2022

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2. Properties induced by the nature of the surface

These include corrosion, erosion, fire resistance, biocompatibility, wear and seizure properties.

2.1 Surface properties of titanium and titanium alloys

Titanium is an extremely oxidizable metal. The table at 3 shows that, in the series of standard electrochemical potentials, it ranks close to aluminum, between magnesium and zinc.

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