Assertion: titanium | /r/CapableOf | resist corrosion
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text: Titanium resists corrosion and is particularly strong and lightweight.
text: Like aluminum, titanium is a silvery-white metal that resists corrosion (rusting): that's because it reacts readily with oxygen and forms a protective layer of titanium oxide that keeps out air and water.
text: Titanium resists corrosion when exposed to air, seawater, sea air, wet chlorine, chlorine water, hot and cold chloride solutions, and various solutions and reactants used in the chemical, petroleum, and paper industries, as well as in hydrometallurgy.
text: But because titanium resists corrosion, is biocompatible and has an innate ability to join with human bone, it has become a staple of the medical field, as well.