Titanium (Ti), where and what is it mainly used for?

Answer 1

Titanium is used for a lot of things because of its unique properties. For structural things, like aircraft parts or bicycle frames, it is usually alloyed with aluminum and vanadium because it is far too brittle in its pure form. Even alloyed, titanium will not bend much before breaking (unlike mild steel or aluminum, which are very ductile). This one of the reasons surgeons use it for bone pins and the like. The extreme hardness and lack of ductility are common to most metals that have the same face centered hexagonal crystal structure (the arrangement of atoms in bulk material) more ductile metals tend to have cubic crystal structures.
It is stronger than steel by weight, but not necessarily by volume, though it beats aluminum on both counts.

One of the reasons you don't see it in more places is that it is very expensive to refine and work with. Casting it requires much higher temperatures than steel and it is very sensitive to impurities so it is difficult to weld. It is very hard so it is difficult to machine or cold-form.

Answer 2

About 95% of titanium production is consumed in the form of titanium dioxide (TiO2), an intensely white permanent pigment with good covering power in paints, paper, toothpaste, and plastics. Paints made with titanium dioxide are excellent reflectors of infrared radiation and are therefore used extensively by astronomers and in exterior paints. It is also used in cement, in gemstones, and as a strengthening filler in paper. Recently, it has been put to use in air purifiers (as a filter coating) or in window film on buildings which when exposed to UV light (either solar or man-made) and moisture content in the air converts unfiltered air pollution into hydroxyl radicals.

Because of its high tensile strength (even at high temperatures), light weight, extraordinary corrosion resistance, and ability to withstand extreme temperatures, titanium alloys are used in aircraft, armour plating, naval ships, spacecraft and missiles. It is used in steel alloys to reduce grain size and as a deoxidizer, and in stainless steel to reduce carbon content. Titanium is often alloyed with aluminium (to refine grain size), vanadium, copper (to harden), iron, manganese, molybdenum and with other metals.

Welded titanium pipe is used in the chemical industry for its corrosion resistance and is seeing growing use in petroleum drilling, especially offshore, for its strength, light weight and corrosion resistance.

Titanium alloyed with vanadium is used in the outer skin of aircraft, fire walls, landing gear, and hydraulic tubing. An estimate 58 tons of the metal are used in Boeing 777, 43 in the 747, 18 in the 737, 24 in the Airbus A340, 17 in the A330 and 12 in the A320, according to the 2004 annual report of the Titanium Metals Corporation. Generally, newer models use more and widebodies use the most. The Boeing 787 might use 91 tonnes and the A380 77 tonnes, including about 10 or 11 tons in the engines.

Use of titanium in consumer products such as tennis racquets, golf clubs, bicycles, laboratory equipment, wedding bands, and laptop computers is becoming more common.

Answer 3

One use of titanium is in the fuesalage of commercial airliners because it's stronger and light than steel.

Answer 4

airplane structures, golf clubs, hardware. anything that steel can be used to make, titanium can be sed as well but it is stronger and lighter than steel or aluminum

Answer 5

its used for a lot different thngs from golf clubs to paint. its known for its lightweight and strength which is ideal for performance metals. titanium oxide is also used in paints for reflective properties.

Answer 6

the medical field uses them in joints and stuff in the body like i haave two titanium pins in my ankle

Answer 7

A harding agent in steel

Answer 8

IT'S USED IN MANY PRODUCTS I USED TO MAKE LIGHT BULBS USING TI