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IN spite of the excellent strength to weight ratio of titanium, its use as a material of construction has been limited by severe lubrication problems. Titanium is notorious for its lack of wear resistance and its susceptibility to galling. Although a variety of approaches have been explored for the boundary lubrication of titanium, they are at best marginal1. At the present time the literature offers no combination of metal surface and lubricant that will give satisfactory service against bare titanium.
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ROBERTS, R., OWENS, R. Titanium Lubrication. Nature 200, 357–358 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/200357a0
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