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Titanium - A Unique Chemical Element
by Hommer Titaniue
http://www.findtitanium.com
Titanium is a light weight element in the periodic table. It
has a symbol Ti and its atomic number is 22. It is light in
weight, lustrous in appearance, corrosion-resistant strong
transition metal having a white color. Titanium along with
aluminum and iron is used to make strong light-weight
alloys. Titanium dioxide is one of its compounds that is
also the content of white pigments.
Titanium is extracted from Rutile and ilmenite. Titanium has
two allotropes and five isotopes. Ti-48 an isotope of
titanium is found in abundance. The distinguishing quality
of titanium is that though its strength is at par with steel
its weight is just the half of steel. Physically and
chemically Titanium is similar to zirconium. The most
notable feature of Titanium is its excellent quality to
resist corrosion, which is similar to that of platinum.
Other salient features are; it does not react when acids,
common salt solution or moist chlorine gas attack. Pure
Titanium is insoluble in water but dissolves in concentrated
acids.
Titanium is used as a white pigment to cover paints,
plastics and paper. Paints that contain titanium dioxide
reflect infrared radiations and find their use in astronomy
and paints used for exterior walls. Titanium is also
utilized for providing strength to paper, gemstones and
cement.
Titanium has a very strong ability to bear high
temperatures. The alloys of titanium are used in aircraft,
naval ships, armor plating, spacecraft and missiles.
Titanium is used for reduction of grain size in steel. It is
also used for deoxidization but it reduces the carbon level
in stainless steel. Titanium is alloyed very well with
aluminium, copper, manganese, vanadium, molybdenum, iron,
and some other metals.
Titanium dioxide is one of the main constituents of
sunscreen lotions because it has an ability to protect skin
against harmful radiations. Being physiologically inert,
titanium is used in joint replacement implants like those in
hip ball and sockets. It is also used to make medical
equipments. Most attractive among all the uses of titanium
is its use for body piercing because it is inert and it can
be colored magnificently. Titanium can help to integrate
bones. That is why it is employed in dental implants too.
Titanium is sometimes used for constructing amazing things
like the memorial of Yuri Gagarin.
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