What is Titanium? The Reverend William Gregor in 1791, who was interested in minerals, discovered titanium. He recognized the presence of a new element, now known as titanium. He noticed it in menachanite, a mineral named after Menaccan in Cornwall (England). Several years later, the element was rediscovered by a German chemist, Klaproth. The pure elemental metal was not made until 1910 by Matthew A. Hunter. He then heated TiCl4 together with sodium in a steel bomb …showed first 75 words of 485 total…

…showed last 75 words of 485 total…makes it suitable as a replacement for bone and cartilage in surgery and as a pipe and tank lining in food processing. It is used to desalt plants because of its ability to withstand saltwater corrosion. Titanium melts at about 1660° C (about 3020° F), boils at about 3287° C (about 5949° F), and has a specific gravity of 4.5. Titanium dioxide, known as titanium white, is a brilliant white pigment used in paints, lacquers, plastics, paper, textiles, and rubber.