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Titanium – the Titan amongst metals
This thread is dedicated to a very interesting metal, called Titanium.
A titanium crystal bar, high purity 99,995 %
The largest producer is VSMPO-AVISMA (ВСМПО-ÐВИСМÐ), headquartered in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. Titanium India produces Titanium in India, and claims, "It's lighter than aluminum but stronger than steel . . . that's called Titanium."
Overview
References are provided as links within the text above.
This thread is dedicated to a very interesting metal, called Titanium.
A titanium crystal bar, high purity 99,995 %
Nomenclature or Etymology | Titan |
Discovery | in Cornwall, Great Britain, by William Gregor, in 1791 |
Symbol | Ti |
Density | 4.506 g·cm[SUP]−3[/SUP] |
Melting Point | 1941 K,"‚1668 °C,"‚3034 °F |
The largest producer is VSMPO-AVISMA (ВСМПО-ÐВИСМÐ), headquartered in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. Titanium India produces Titanium in India, and claims, "It's lighter than aluminum but stronger than steel . . . that's called Titanium."
Overview
References are provided as links within the text above.
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