Titanium is considered a rare metal, which is due to the presence of a dispersion in nature and difficult to extract, but its relative abundance in the tenth in all the elements.
Titanium and titanium alloy applications
Titanium with iron, aluminum, vanadium, molybdenum or other element can be melted into alloy , created titanium alloy with feature of light weight, high strength, corrosion and discoloration, etc., which can be used in many areas of daily life.
1 Sporting Goods
Titanium alloy is an excellent material to manufacture sporting goods. For example Ti-6Al-4V alloy golf head is popular in the United States, Japan and Europe, the annual amount of titanium is up to 6000 tons to manufacture golf equipment. In addition, tennis rackets, badminton rackets, ski poles, snow shovel, ice ax climbing, mountaineering nails, sled, fencing protective masks, fishing rods, bicycles and other sporting goods are also widely use titanium.
2 Commodity
Frame: the advantages of titanium frames corrosion resistant, non-discolouring,only 10-20g weight, so very popular with consumers. Currently eyeglass frames are pure titanium
products, Ti-Ni super elastic titanium alloy products and other titanium alloy products. According to reports,Japan spending hundreds of tons of titanium for titanium frames each year.
Watch: the watch with Titanium CN watchcase already on market. Currently there are dozens of watch factory produce such watches in the world. Including full titanium case, titanium - tungsten alloy case and so on, and also special titanium watches for athletes and divers.
Other titanium Commodity: knives, spoons, forks, plates and other utensils. Camera bag, thermos, seal, earrings, bracelets, rings, necklaces, tie pins, brooches and other jewelry.
3 Medical Industry
Since the biocompatibility of titanium (non-toxic and is not rejected by the body), titanium has wide application in medicine. Nail the titanium sheet and screw at the bone damage place, a few months later, it will re-grow in the bone and titanium screw holes threaded titanium sheet, new muscle is wrapped in titanium sheet, which titanium "bone" is really the same as the real bones, therefore, titanium is known as "pro-biotic metal." Including surgical tools and implants, such as hip box and replace the ball joint, the longest available for 20 years, titanium dental implants can stay in place for 30 years.
Besides titanium used in image guided surgery surgical instruments, as well as wheelchairs, crutches and other needs of the small-shaped high-strength low-weight products.
4 construction industry
Concern China National Grand Theater curved roof all use titanium plate,it is the typical cases of titanium is used in construction, the dome spent about 100 tons of titanium. According to the information, titanium is used in the roof, window frames, eaves, gables, rain barrier walls, fences, exterior siding, interior trim, as well as monuments, epitaph, designer, house car, make columns and air conditioners and other aspects.
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