Titanium immersion testing

Immersion testing wiU generate weight loss data, or corrosion current measurements can be obtained from stan-deird electrochemical polarization tests (see ASTM G 5, Standard Reference Test Method for Making Potentiostatic and Potentiodynamic Anodic Polarization Measurements see also Ref 27). Corrosion rates in millimeters per year (mpy) for titanium alloys can be calculated from sample weight loss data as follows ... 

A Princeton Applied Research Potentiostat 273A was used for the electrochemical measurements. A three-electrode cell assembly consisting of titanium alloy as the working electrode, platinum wire as the counter electrode, and a saturated calomel electrode as the reference electrode was used. 450 mL of normal saline solution was used for the immersion and electrochemical testing of the alloys. 

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