
Pure titanium is a light-weight, hard, silvery-white, shiny metal. It has distinctive strength and corrosion resistance properties and a high strength to weight ratio.The name Titanium itself is derived from the name of God of earth 'Titan" in Greek mythology. The name implies strength.Titanium is a chemical element with the symbol Ti. It has an atomic number of 22, occupies group 4, period 4, and block d in the periodic table and is labeled as a transition metal.Titanium is the ninth most abundant element in the Earth's crust but is by no means found it its pure form. Its principal minerals are anatase, brookite, ilmenite, perovskite, rutile, titanite, as well many iron ores. Rutile and ilmenite are its economically important minerals.Substantial deposits of ilmenite are found in Western Australia, Canada, China, India, Mozambique, New Zealand, Norway, and Ukraine. Sizable quantities of rutile are mined in North America and South Africa.The most significant properties of Titanium are its strength, its resistance to corrosion and it strength to weight ratio.Titanium is 45% lighter than steel but it is equally strong. It is only 60% heavier than aluminium but is 100% stronger.Titanium is virtually as resistant to corrosion as platinum, and is capable
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