TITANIUMBy: Trent Sloan

11/19/10

History

It was found in Germany in Cornish Beach sands.

William Gregor found it but didn’t give a name

Titanium comes from Titan, from Greek mythology

Klaproth found Titanium in 1795Reverend William Gregor found the element in 1791

Klaproth found a few years later and named it Titanium

Availability It is found bound to igneous rocks and there derived sediments. It’s also not very easy to extract from rocks.

Trying to find more efficient methods.

Costs about 0.65 cents for 100 grams.

Uses

By itself, it is used for eyeglass frames for its durability

Mainly used in place of steel because it is lighter and has same strength

Fun Fact: 60% lighter than aluminum, but 100% stronger and 45% lighter than steel, with equal Durability.

Properties

The state at room temperature is a solid, has a putty like gray color to it

Melting point at 1668°C

Boiling point at 3287°C

Density is 4.5 g/cm³

Not radioactive

Great properties to have because of uses

Since it has high melting point, makes it great for laptops, watches, and desalination plants

Because of weight, starting to take place of steel

Fun Facts

6th most abundant element on Earth Only element that burns in nitrogen Used in almost all fireworks (potassium

perchlorate mixed with pure titanium)

Bibliography

http://www.webelements.com/titanium/history.html

http://web-o-rama.net/titanium/1uses.html

http://web-o-rama.net/titanium/1properties.html