Titanium repassivation time

Table lc.39 Repassivation time of titanium and titanium alloys in contact with ... 

Atomic force microscopy has been combined with nano-indentation and nano-scratching studies [95]. The hardness (and, to a similar extent, the friction coefficient) of passivated titanium was three to four times higher under in situ conditions, this was assigned to a much faster repassivation process in the presence of the passivating electrolyte solution. Nanotribology, particularly surface friction forces mea-... 

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