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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A dark gray shiny metallic element. Titanium was identified by William Gregor in 1791 and separated in 1825 by Baron Berzelius. It has an abundance of 0.63% and occurs primarily in [[rutile]], [[anatase]], [[sphene]], [[titanite]], [[ilmenite]], perovskite, or brookite minerals. Titanium is strong but lightweight. It is used as a metal alloy with [[copper], [[iron]], and [[steel]], to add strength while decreasing mass. Titanium alloys are used in aircraft, missiles, and space capsules. The Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo capsules were mostly made of titanium. Titanium compounds are used as [[abrasive abrasives]] and [[pigment pigments]]. Synthetically produced zinc antimony titanate was considered the best ceramic opacifier in the early 20th c.
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A dark gray shiny metallic element. Titanium was identified by William Gregor in 1791 and separated in 1825 by Baron Berzelius. It has an abundance of 0.63% and occurs primarily in [[rutile]], [[anatase]], [[sphene]], [[titanite]], [[ilmenite]], perovskite, or brookite minerals. Titanium is strong but lightweight. It is used as a metal alloy with [[copper], [[iron]], and [[steel]], to add strength while decreasing mass. Titanium alloys are used in aircraft, missiles, and space capsules. The Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo capsules were mostly made of titanium. Titanium compounds are used as [[abrasive|abrasives]] and [[pigment|pigments]]. Synthetically produced zinc antimony titanate was considered the best ceramic opacifier in the early 20th c.
  
 
[[File:Titaniummetalemr2.jpg|thumb|Metallic titanium, powdered]]
 
[[File:Titaniummetalemr2.jpg|thumb|Metallic titanium, powdered]]
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Ti; Titaan (Ned.); titane (Fr.); Titan (Deut.; Sven.); titanio (It., Esp.); Titânio (Port.); titania
 
Ti; Titaan (Ned.); titane (Fr.); Titan (Deut.; Sven.); titanio (It., Esp.); Titânio (Port.); titania
  
== Other Properties ==
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== Risks ==
  
Soluble in hot concentrated sulfuric and hydrochloric acid.  Insoluble in water. Corrosion resistance to chlorine, seawater, air pollution, alkalis.
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* Powder is flammable.  Fire and explosion risk.
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* Fisher Scientific: [https://fscimage.fishersci.com/msds/99067.htm MSDS]
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== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
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* Soluble in hot concentrated sulfuric and hydrochloric acid.  Insoluble in water.  
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* Corrosion resistance to chlorine, seawater, air pollution, alkalis.
  
 
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== Hazards and Safety ==
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==Resources and Citations==
 
 
Powder is flammable.  Fire and explosion risk.
 
  
Fisher Scientific: [https://fscimage.fishersci.com/msds/99067.htm MSDS]
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* Web Elements: [http://www.webelements.com/webelements/elements/text/Ti/key.html Website] : first isolated in 1910 by Matthew Hunter
  
== Additional Information ==
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* Cricket Harbeck, Adhesives Commonly used in Objects Conservation, unpublished, 1996 
  
Web Elements: [http://www.webelements.com/webelements/elements/text/Ti/key.html Website]
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* C. J. Harbeck, 'Ceramic Pigments' ''Industrial and Engineering Chemistry'', 30(7), 1938.
 
 
== Authority ==
 
 
 
* Cricket Harbeck, Adhesives Commonly used in Objects Conservation, unpublished, 1996  Comment: "Ceramic Pigments' Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 30(7), 1938.
 
 
 
* External source or communication  Comment: C. J. Harbeck, 'Ceramic Pigments' ''Industrial and Engineering Chemistry'', 30(7), 1938.
 
  
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 811
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 811
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* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998  Comment: first isolated by Baron Berzelius in 1823
 
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998  Comment: first isolated by Baron Berzelius in 1823
 
* Website address 1  Comment: web Elements at http://www.webelements.com/webelements/elements/text/Ti/hist.html :first isolated in 1910 by Matthew Hunter
 
  
  
  
 
[[Category:Materials database]]
 
[[Category:Materials database]]

Latest revision as of 12:11, 10 June 2022

Metallic titanium

Description

A dark gray shiny metallic element. Titanium was identified by William Gregor in 1791 and separated in 1825 by Baron Berzelius. It has an abundance of 0.63% and occurs primarily in Rutile, Anatase, Sphene, Titanite, Ilmenite, perovskite, or brookite minerals. Titanium is strong but lightweight. It is used as a metal alloy with [[copper], Iron, and Steel, to add strength while decreasing mass. Titanium alloys are used in aircraft, missiles, and space capsules. The Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo capsules were mostly made of titanium. Titanium compounds are used as abrasives and pigments. Synthetically produced zinc antimony titanate was considered the best ceramic opacifier in the early 20th c.

Metallic titanium, powdered

Synonyms and Related Terms

Ti; Titaan (Ned.); titane (Fr.); Titan (Deut.; Sven.); titanio (It., Esp.); Titânio (Port.); titania

Risks

  • Powder is flammable. Fire and explosion risk.
  • Fisher Scientific: MSDS

Physical and Chemical Properties

  • Soluble in hot concentrated sulfuric and hydrochloric acid. Insoluble in water.
  • Corrosion resistance to chlorine, seawater, air pollution, alkalis.
Composition Ti (atomic no. 22)
CAS 7440-32-6
Melting Point 1670-1677 C
Density 4.6 g/ml
Molecular Weight atomic wt = 47.867
Refractive Index 2.5-2.9
Boiling Point 3260-3280 C

Resources and Citations

  • Web Elements: Website : first isolated in 1910 by Matthew Hunter
  • Cricket Harbeck, Adhesives Commonly used in Objects Conservation, unpublished, 1996
  • C. J. Harbeck, 'Ceramic Pigments' Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 30(7), 1938.
  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 811
  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  • The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 9610
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 Comment: first isolated by Baron Berzelius in 1823

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