Corrosion of Ti-2 and Ti-7 relevant to nickel acid leach chemistry

The corrosion of commercially pure unalloyed titanium (Ti-2) and titanium with 0.15 wt.% palladium (Ti-7) was studied in acid sulphate solutions with and without chlorides. Both immersion testing and electrochemical techniques were used to characterize the corrosion. Corrosion rates calculated from polarization experiments were related to maximum rates observed during immersion testing; the two values generally agreed within an order of...