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Titanium single crystal 22Ti47.90

Titanium was discovered in 1791 by Rev. W. Gregor at Creed, Cornwall, England, and independently in 1795 by M.H. Klaproth at Berlin, Germany.

  [Named after th Titans, the sons of the earth goddess of Greek mythology]
  French: titane
  German: titan
  Italian: titanio
  Spanish: titanio

Description: Titanium is a hard, lustrous, silvery metal which resists corrosion due to an oxide layer on its surface. However, the powdered metal will burn if ignited. Titanium is unaffected by many acids (exept HF, H3PO4 an concentrated H2SO4), and alkalis. White titanium dioxide is used in paints because of its covering power. The metal itself is used in chemical plants, lightweight alloys, hip replacement joints, etc.


Metal single crystal properties
State: single crystal grains with ~mm size  
Crystal structure: hexagonal  
Production method: Floating zone  
Standard size: diameter 8-10mm
thickness 1-2mm
 
Orientation: (1001), (1-100) and (11-20)  
Orientation accuracy: <2°, <1°, <0.5° or <0.1°  
Polishing: as cut, one or two sides polished  
Roughness of surface: <0.03µm  
Purity: 99.97%  
Typical analysis (ppm): Al < 4.6
C 35.0
Cl < 2.6
Cr 2.7
Cu 8.0
Fe 22.0
O 140.0
Mn 5.3
N 5.0
Ni 10.0
S 10.0
Si 4.4
V 4.7
Zr 2.7
Ti balance


Further Materials properties
Crystal structure: (cell dimensions/pm), space group
a-Ti h.c.p. (a=295.11, c=468.43), P63/mmc
b-Ti b.c.c. (a=330.65), Im3m
T(a->
b)=1155 K
High pressure form: (a=462.5, c=281.3), P3m1
X-ray diffractions mass absorption coefficients: CuKa 208 (µ/r) / cm2g-1
MoKa 24.2 (µ/r) / cm2g-1
Neutron scattering length: -0.3438 b/10-12 cm
Thermal neutron capture cross-section: 6.09 sa / barns
Density: 4.51 g/cm3  
Melting point: 1659.85 °C / 1933 °K
Boiling point: 3286.85 °C / 3560 °K
Molar volume: 10.55 cm3
Thermal conductivity: 21.9 [300 K] Wm-1K-1
Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 8.35 x 10-6 K-1
Electrical resistivity: 42.0x10-8 [293 K] Wm
Mass magnetic susceptibility: +4.01 x 10-8(s) kg-1m3
Young's modulus: 120.2 GPa
Rigidity modulus: 45.6 GPa
Bulk modulus: 108.4 GPa
Poisson's ratio: 0.361 GPa
Radii: Ti4+ 69; Ti2+ 80; atomic 145; covalent 132
Electronegativity: 1.54 (Pauling); 1.32 (Allred); 3.45 eV (absolute)
Effective nuclear charge: 3.15 (Slater); 4.82 (Clementi); 6.37 (Froese-Fischer)
Number of Isotopes (incl. nuclear isomers): 13
Issotope mass range: 41 -> 53


Biological data
Biological role: none
Toxicity Low
Toxic intake: Low toxicity as metal, oxide (TiO2) and inorganic titanium (IV) salts.
Lethal intake: non-lethal
Hazards: Some titanium compunds are dangerous to handle, such as TiCl3, which is corrosive. Titanium has a stimulatory effect and is a suspected carcinogen.
Level in humans  
Blood: 0.054 mg dm-3
Bone: n.a.
Liver: 1.2 - 4.7 p.p.m.
Muscle: 0.9 - 2.2 p.p.m.
Daily dietary intake : 0.8 mg
Total mass of element in average
[70 kg] person:
20 mg


Geological data
Minerals: Many minerals are known, and aluminium is present in many other minerals
 Mineral  Formula  Density  Hardness  Crystal apperance
 Anatase  b-TiO2  3.90  5.5 - 6  tet., adam./brown, green, etc.
 Brookite  g-TiO2  4.14  5.5 - 6  orth., met. adam./brown, black
 Ilmenite  FeTiO3  4.72  5 - 6  rhom., met. black
 Perovskite  CaTiO2  4.01  5.5  orth., adam./met. black
 Rutile  a-TiO2  4.23  6 - 6.5  tet., met. lustre brown/yellowish
 Titanite  CaTiSiO5  3.50  5 - 5.5  mon., adam./res. yellow/brown
Chief ore: ilemnite; sometimes anatase is mined
World production: 99 000 (titanium metal); 3 x 106 tonnes/year
Main mining areas: Norway, India, Brazil, Canada, USA, Russia
Reserves: 440 x 106 tonnes
Specimen: available as crystals, foil, granules, powder, rod or wire. Safe.
Abundances  
Sun: 1.12 x 105 (relative to H = 1 x 1012)
Earth's crust: 5600 p.p.m.
Seawater: 4.8 x 10-4 p.p.m.
Residence time:: 50 years
Classification: n.a.
Oxidation state: IV

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