Silverfish dude, my line was taken out of context.
"Again, titanium is very very sensitive to oxidation(rust). Thats why i highlighted the importance of using argon gas to purge and trail the welding area."
When i say titanium is sensitive to oxidation, i meant during welding period when the titanium weld is still in molten metal. Any metal, be it titanium, stainless steel or duplex steel will form oxidation when proper care is not taken during welding. Oxidation is a weak point of the metal when welded and within a short period, you find that the weld is not strong anymore. So to make sure titanium doesn't form oxidation, you need to trail the molten pool with argon gas so that it cools down faster and also no oxygen will get into the molten pool.