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Titanium

Symbol- Ti

Atomic # 22

Atomic weight-47.9

Lattice- Close packed hex

Density-.163 lb/in3

Melting point- 3050°F(1668°C)

Boiling point-5930°F

Specific gravity-4.5

 

Titanium is a odorless, dark silvery metallic solid, that is a poor conductor of heat, and the 9th most abundant element in the Earth's crust. Currenty I have 20 and 22 gauge sheet and various sizes of wire (18, 16 and 14 gauges)but I can get almost any gauge of sheet, rod or wire. I can get different grades of the metal but I will always get pure grade unless requseted otherwise. Grade 2 has a few impurities but is used in aircraft such as stealth bombers. It is also used in space ship heat shielding for re-entry due to its high melting point and resistance to heat. Grade 1 is pure, and is non-commercially used. The metal itself is very light weight yet very strong, kind of like aluminum that is stronger than steel. Unique properties of this metal, other than the strength to weight ratio is the ability to color treat it. Titanium will change color when heat is applied to it. Color ranges are: Dark Blue, Yellow, Pink, Purple, Teal, and Green. Colors will appear at different temperatures and cannot be controlled as to where they go and what color you will get. I am still working on trying to get colors other than dark blue.
Other metals that can be color treated are niobium and copper but the colors are not the same as titanium's.

Specialty items made out of titanium are chainmail items. the thinnest gauge wire I will use for these items is 14 gauge. The chains are not welded together so they can be taken apart, but are strong enough to not fall off on thier own.

Note: when the metal is color treated the entire piece of metals color does not change, only the surface changes. So if it scratched the original color will show through.

These are examples of the colors, they are more vivid in real life.The top one is a sandblasted piece.