Titanium (22)

  1. It is present in most igneous rocks and in sediments derived from them (as well as in living things and material bodies of water).
  2. It is widely distributed and occurs primarily in the minerals Anatase, Brookite, Ilmenite, Perovskite, Rutile and Titanite (Sphene).
  3. The metal is extracted from its principal mineral ores via the Kroll Process or the Hunter Process.
  4. It can be alloyed with other elements, to produce strong, lightweight alloys.
  5. The two most useful properties of the metal are corrosion resistance and the highest strength-to-density ratio of any metallic element.
  6. In its unalloyed condition, titanium is as strong as some steels, but less dense.
  7. Titanium is 60% more dense than aluminium, but more than twice as strong. It losses strength when heated above 430°C.
  8. Titanium is fairly hard, non-magnetic and a poor conductor of heat and electricity, and extreme corrosion resistance.
  9. Few elements that burns in pure Nitrogen gas to form Titanium Nitride – as hard as sapphire and carborundum.