Titanium

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slowly at around 880 degrees Celsius. The metal combines with oxygen at red heat, and with chorine at 550 degrees Celsius. when a metal, is considered to be physiologically inert. Pure dioxide is kind of clear and has an extremely high index of refraction with an optical dispersion higher then diamond.
The location of on the Periodic Chart is in the series of sub groups called transition elements. Other then the fact that transition elements are metals, there is not a single property that all transition metals have in common.
Some of the prier and current uses for are as follows: It is used in many types of alloys as a strengthening material. It is used for this reason because it is as strong as steal, but 45 percent lighter and it is twice as strong as aluminum but 60 percent heavier. is used extensively in the manufacturing of jet engine components and many other aviation and astronomical devices. In skeletal surgery pins are used because the metal does not react with flesh ...

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