The application process and basic content of six common fields of titanium metal materials

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2024-07-04

1. Titanium metal used as hydrogen storage material
Among the four series of hydrogen storage metals currently used by humans, titanium is one of them and also a relatively inexpensive one. However, humans have not yet found a more ideal "hydrogen storage metal". Once this problem is solved, people can use hydrogen as fuel.
2. The application of titanium in artificial bones
The application of titanium in surgical and medical procedures is also very fascinating. At present, surgical bone grafting uses stainless steel. One drawback of using stainless steel is that after the bone is healed, the stainless steel plate needs to be removed, which is a very painful thing. Otherwise, stainless steel can be harmful to human health due to rusting. If titanium based artificial bones are used instead, it will completely improve orthopedic technology. In the area where the head is damaged, titanium plates and screws are used. After a few months, the bones will grow back into the small holes and screws of the titanium plates, and new muscle fibers will wrap around the thin titanium plates. The titanium bones are connected to the flesh and blood like real bones, providing support and reinforcement. Therefore, titanium is praised as a "biophilic metal" by people. It has now been applied to knee joints, shoulder joints, rib joints, skull, active heart valves, bone fixation clips, and other aspects.
3. The application of titanium in detectors
Barium titanate crystals are widely used in ultrasonic instruments and underwater detectors. This is because when there is a change in shape due to compression, an electric current is generated; Once powered on, it will change its shape. When barium titanate is placed in ultrasound, it generates an electric current under pressure, and the strength of ultrasound can be measured by the magnitude of the current generated by it; On the contrary, passing high-frequency current through it can generate ultrasonic waves.
4. Application of Titanium Metal Materials in Aircraft Industry
The titanium aircraft can reduce the weight of the aircraft by 5 tons and carry more than 100 passengers. In new jet engines, titanium alloy accounts for 18-25% of the total engine weight; In the newly emerging supersonic aircraft, titanium accounts for almost 95% of the total weight of the entire aircraft structure, so it is difficult to develop the current supersonic aircraft without titanium alloys.
5. The application of titanium metal in the coating industry
Titanium dioxide is a precious white pigment called titanium dioxide. Titanium white combines the masking properties of lead white and the long-lasting properties of zinc white. 1 gram of titanium white can paint an area of over 450 square centimeters snow-white. What is particularly valuable is that titanium dioxide is non-toxic. Nowadays, there are hundreds of thousands of tons of titanium dioxide used as pigments every year.
6. Titanium is an application in the military
Titanium tetrachloride emits a large amount of white smoke in humid air. Due to its unique properties, it is commonly used as an artificial smoke agent in the military. Especially in the ocean, there is a lot of water vapor, and when titanium tetrachloride is released, the thick smoke is like a white Great Wall, blocking the enemy's line of sight.

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