Effect of heating rate

Corrosion is the deterioration due to a chemical or electrochemical reaction of a metal in interaction with the environment, which is why studies have been carried out to increase the properties of metals in terms of their resistance to corrosion when used in corrosive environments. Titanium and its alloys have a particularity which is that it naturally generates an oxide layer when in contact with oxygen which has a low resistance to wear and due to this and the low tribological properties of titanium and its alloys, surface modification methods have been developed which increase the properties of titanium. Among these methods is thermal oxidation, which artificially generates an oxide layer that increases corrosion resistance, wear resistance and tribological properties, among others. The aim of this book is to demonstrate the effect of thermal oxidation on oxide film growth at different heating rates.