Development of Thermal Oxidation of Titanium and Titanium Alloys

Titanium and titanium alloys with excellent comprehensive performance are limited in the application of some fields, owing to their poor wear resistance , bioactivity and so on.In recent years, thermal oxidation (TO) treatment is an effective surface modification method to improve the surface properties of titanium and its alloys. In this paper, the basic thermal oxidation principle and processes are introduced; thermal oxidation treatments of titanium and titanium alloys are summarized in terms of the research significance and the impact factors of thermal oxidation are discussed. The present status and prospect of thermal oxidation of titanium and its alloys are put forward.