Environment titanium aluminides

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Effect of Complex Environments on the Oxidation of Titanium Aluminides... 

In industrial applications the environments usually contain more than one reactant. For example high temperature oxidation occurs in air by the combined attack of oxygen, nitrogen and quite frequently water vapour. However, most of the studies concerning the oxidation resistance are performed in dry oxygen or dry air. The oxidation behaviour of the intermetallic phases of theTi-Al system has recently received considerable attention. The influence of water vapour on the oxidation of titanium aluminides has not been studied intensively. There are only a few studies of the high temperature corrosion of titanium and its alloys. 

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