Titanium Applications

Titanium is a transition metal. Titanium and its compounds are widely used in aircraft, rockets, missiles, satellites, spacecraft, ships, military, medical and petrochemical fields; because titanium has a high melting point, high hardness, and strong plasticity , Low density, corrosion resistance, etc., has been widely used in aircraft, rockets, missiles, artificial satellites, spacecraft, ships, military, light industry, chemical, textile, medical and petrochemical fields.

In the steelmaking industry, a small amount of titanium is a good deoxidizer, denitrification and desulfurization agent. Dioxin is a precious white pigment called titanium dioxide. Titanium white has both the concealing properties of lead white and the lasting properties of zinc white. It is one of the whitest substances in the world, and titanium white is non-toxic.

Titanium dioxide has a high melting point and is often used to make refractory glass, glaze, enamel, clay, and high temperature resistant laboratory utensils.

Titanium tetrachloride emits a lot of white smoke in humid air. Because of its characteristics, it is often used as an artificial aerosol in the military. Especially in the ocean, there is a lot of water vapor. When titanium tetrachloride is placed, the thick smoke looks like a white Great Wall, blocking the enemy's sight.

Barium titanate crystals are widely used in ultrasonic instruments and underwater detectors. This is because when the shape is changed under pressure, current will be generated; once it is energized, it will change the shape. When barium titanate is placed in ultrasonic waves, it will generate current when it is pressed. The strength of ultrasonic waves can be measured by the size of the current generated by it; on the contrary, ultrasonic waves can be generated by passing high-frequency current through it.

Utilizing the strong absorption power of titanium and zirconium to air, the air can be removed, creating a vacuum.

Titanium-niobium alloy is an ideal superconducting material.

The high-pressure vessel made of titanium alloy can withstand the high pressure of 2500 atmospheres.

Now, the biggest obstacle to the widespread use of titanium is that it is difficult to smelt. Because of the high melting point of titanium, the smelting of titanium must be carried out at a higher temperature, and the chemical properties of titanium become very active at high temperatures, so the smelting must be carried out under the protection of inert gas without the use of oxygen-containing materials. , Which puts forward high requirements on smelting equipment and processes. At present, about 70% of the smelted titanium is used in the manufacture of aircraft, missiles, spacecraft, and artificial satellites.