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Titanium Intro

Titanium, an element found in 1790, was named after the Titans, earth giants in Greek mythology.

Its industrial production began around 1946. Thanks to its excellent characteristics of being "Light," "Strong" and "rust-free," it began to be applied in the aerospace, chemical, electric-power and other industries, finding its way further into architectural, civil-engineering, medical and general-purpose applications.

Titanium Properties

Excellent Corrosion resistance

Titanium, readily forming stable oxide layer (in a passive state), gives excellent performance in corrosion resistance. In ordinary service environments of materials, the possibility of titanium materials hardly subject to corrosion.

Great Strength

Titanium is almost equal to steel in strength, and thus, it is a metal of high strength per mass, namely, high specific strength.

Light Weight

The specific gravity of titanium is equivalent to about 60% of that of iron. Titanium can contribute to the reduction in weight of products and improvement in the earthquake resistance of buildings. Also, the transport load and workload can be reduced and safety will be improved.

Minimum thermal expansion

Regarding its thermal expansion coefficient, titanium is one-half of stainless steel and copper and one-third of aluminum, respectively. Thus, it is a metal less subject to thermal expansion due to changes in temperature. Also, titanium’s melting point is 1,668°C, higher than that for other metals, and it is certified as a non-combustible material.

Environmentally sound

As dissolution of metal ions is minimal, titanium is a very friendly metal to humans and the environment.

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