Serum effect on the electrochemical behaviour of titanium, Ti6Al4V and Ti6Al7Nb alloys in sulphuric acid and sodium hydroxide

Corrosion Science

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 2241-2254

  Contu, F ^a   Elsener, B ^b,c   Bohni H ^c  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anodic reaction; Cathodic reaction; Inhibitor efficiency; Titanium; Titanium alloys

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ELECTROLYTES; SERUM EFFECT;

ADSORPTION; CORROSION; CORROSION RESISTANCE; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SULFURIC ACID;

TITANIUM ALLOYS;

ANODIC DISSOLUTION; CORROSION INHIBITOR; CORROSION RESISTANCE; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; TITANIUM ALLOY;

EID: 4444241612     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2004.01.005     Document Type: Article

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