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As far as corrosion is concerned, titanium and its alloys belong to the large group of oxide-passivated metals that includes - in particular - the stainless steels, as well as nickel, cobalt and aluminium-based alloys. However, titanium has a special position within this group. Unlike nearly all other materials, titanium can corrode either very quickly or extremely slowly, depending on the environmental conditions. Therefore, the general rule which states that corrosion behavior should never be considered a material property is particularly important for titanium; whereas the melting point, electrical conductivity, modulus of elasticity etc. are typical material properties, corrosion is a system property of materials and media as the following examples for silver and titanium show.
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Schenk, R. (2001). The Corrosion Properties of Titanium and Titanium Alloys. In: Titanium in Medicine. Engineering Materials. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56486-4_6
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