Titanium
Lightweight and strong metal, essential for aerospace, medical, and chemical industries due to its excellent strength-to-weight ratio and biocompatibility.
Properties
Titanium (Ti): The Strength of Titans
The history of titanium is that of an element that took time to reveal its full potential due to the challenges posed by its extraction and purification.
1791 - William Gregor (England): Amateur mineralogist William Gregor, a pastor by profession, discovers black sand (ilmenite) in a Cornish stream. He analyzes the sand and identifies the oxide of a new metallic element. He submits his findings to the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, but his work goes largely unnoticed in the international scientific community.
1795 - Martin Heinrich Klaproth (Germany): Four years later, German chemist Martin Heinrich Klaproth independently discovers the same oxide in rutile ore (TiO2) in Hungary. Convinced it is a new element, he names it "Titanium" after the Titans of Greek mythology, primordial gods symbolizing strength. Klaproth later recognizes Gregor's priority in the discovery of the element.
Key Applications
Market Data
Risks & Substitutes
High cost of extraction and purification.
Partial substitutes: aluminum for some lightweight applications, stainless steel for some corrosion applications.
Dependence on complex processing methods.
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