The advantages of Titanium

Titanium is an enormously useful metal. Its unique properties mean it sees widespread usage in an array of critical applications.

It is enormously energy intensive to produce; titanium used for high-performance applications contributes to its high expense considering its relative abundance in the earth’s crust.

Titanium is highly resistant to chemical attack and has the highest strength to weight ratio of any metal. These unique properties make Titanium suitable for a wide range of applications. It’s stiffness to weight ratio as steel is similar to steel meaning it can be used as a substitute where weight is an important consideration.

This is well highlighted in aviation where its use in landing gear and compressor fans has drastically improved thrust to weight ratios.  Titanium is highly recyclable which reduces costs involved in its production. Its inertness means that it can survive weathering and consequentially has a lower lifetime cost that other metals used in architecture and construction.

It is also biocompatible making it well suited to medical usage where it is nontoxic and able to osseointegrate.