| Abstract: | This paper summarizes the results of an investigation of the corrosion and electrochemical behavior, including cathodic hydrogen absorption, of titanium in acidic and alkaline sulfidic solutions. The effect of chloride and cyanide ions on the corrosion behaviour of titanium in sulfidic solutions was also studied. Titanium in acidic and alkaline sulfidic solutions exhibits a stable passive corrosion potential and negligible corrosion. Chloride and cyanide ions do not affect the corrosion behavior of titanium in sulfidic solutions. Cyanide ions under conditions of cathodic polarization tend to promote activation of titanium. Cathodic polarization at temperatures higher than 72 °C promotes hydrogen uptake in titanium and formation of titanium hydride. The rate of hydrogen uptake increases with decreasing pH and increasing temperature. Cyanide ions tend to promote the rate of hydrogen uptake, whereas chloride ions have essentially no effect. |
