THE SALT CORROSION OF TITANIUM ALLOYS AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES

Abstract

The corrosion of Ti by salt below 1100F is an over-all oxidation process that proceeds by the following steps: (1) chloride salt reacts with titanium and surface oxides with the liberation of chlorine; (2) chlorine attacks titanium metal; and (3) titanium chlorides oxidize. The reaction is sustained by (a) diffusion of salt into the oxide layer and (b) continued regeneration of chlorine. Accelerated attack above 1100F is the result of a liquid salt phase that forms and improves contact between alloy and corrodent. The attack of stressed super-alpha titanium alloys, processed below the beta transus, is centered in the grain boundaries. Alloys processed at higher temperatures corrode more extensively and crack transgranularly indicating that alloy partitioning occurs and results in thermal sensitization. Chlorine is the primary cracking agent.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 15, 1961
Accession Number
AD0255871

Entities

People

  • E. L. Kochka
  • V. C. Petersen

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Hydrogen
  • Ionic Liquids
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Engineering
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Oxidation
  • Oxide Films
  • Sodium Compounds
  • Titanium

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  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Powder metallurgy of Titanium alloys.