The Mighty Titan
Titanium
Abilities
- Light
- Excellent strength
- Insoluble in water
- Can fly
- Can swim for long distances
Characteristics of Element
- light
- silvery-white
- hard
- lustrous metal
- excellent strength
- high temperature metal burns in air or pure nitrogen
- ductile, malleable when heated, insoluble in water
Important Uses of Element
- alloying agent with metals
- aerospace
- aircraft
- engines
- joint replacements
History of Elment
Titanium was discovered in 1791 by Reverend William Gregor an English pastor. Reverend was from Cornwall, England. He found a black, magnetic sand that looked like gunpowder. Many scientists tried, but it took 119 years from its discovery until 99.9% pure titanium was isolated in 1910 by metallurgist Matthew Hunter in Schenectady, New York, who heated titanium (IV) chloride with sodium to red-heat in a pressure cylinder.