metals

Titan

Ein Titanbrocken auf dunklem Hintergrund

Extra strong and yet stretchy


Titanium is a chemical element with the element symbol Ti and the atomic number 22. It belongs to the transition metals and is in the 4th subgroup (4th IUPAC group) or titanium group in the periodic table. The metal has a white-metallic sheen, is low-density, ductile, and resistant to corrosion and temperature.

Titanium is now usually counted among the light metals. With a density of 4.50 g/cm3 at room temperature, it is their heaviest, and is close to the limit between light and heavy metals of 5 g/cm3 that is most commonly used today, and exactly to the 4.5 g/cm3 that was common in the past.

Titanium is one of the ten most common elements in the earth's crust, but it is almost exclusively chemically bound as a component of minerals. However, the occurrence of elemental titanium has been proven from several deposits.


Application areas:

  • Protective gear for the military and police
  • Applications in seawater and media containing chloride
  • outdoor and sporting goods
  • Use in the form of compounds
  • construction parts
  • medicine
  • electronics
  • Electronic Cigarettes
  • jewelry