Titanium
Real Metals · Uncommon · Modern
The metal of the aerospace age. It combines the strength of steel with roughly half the weight, plus extraordinary corrosion resistance. Titanium is biocompatible, making it the preferred material for surgical implants.
Identity
- Symbol
- Ti
- Atomic number
- 22
- Source
- Natural element
- Used in
- Nitinol
- Aliases
- Ti
Physical Properties
- Appearance
- Lustrous silver-grey, dark metallic when anodized in vivid colors
- Luster
- Metallic
- Density
- 4.51 g/cm³
- Melting point
- 1668 °C
- Boiling point
- 3287 °C
- Lighter
- Moonstone (Tamriel)
- Denser
- Cortosis
- Magnetism
- Non-magnetic
- Electrical conductivity
- Low
Mechanical Properties
- Mohs hardness
- 6
- Tensile strength
- 434 MPa
- Softer
- Steel
- Harder
- Damascus Steel
- Workability
- Difficult
- Brittleness
- Tough
- Malleability
- Moderate
- Ductility
- Moderate
Chemical Properties
- Corrosion resistance
- very high
- Reactivity
- low
Lore & Narrative
Named after the Titans of Greek mythology, titanium was discovered in 1791 but remained essentially unusable for 150 years: it reacts violently with oxygen and nitrogen at high temperatures, which made it nearly impossible to smelt with period technology.
- Notable uses
- Aircraft, spacecraft, surgical implants, high-performance sports equipment
- Forge uses
- aerospace, medical implants, armor, tools
- Worldbuilding traits
- lightweight, biocompatible, modern, aerospace
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