History Of Titanium Development And Application

1791 Gregor, an English amateur mineralogist, discovers titanium-iron sand in Cornwall.
In 1795 the German scientist Klaproth studied a reddish ore from Hungary called Schörl. This was a form of rutile (TiO2), which he realised was an oxide of an unknown element, naming the element titanium.

In 1908 the production of titanium dioxide by sulphuric acid was started in Norway and the USA.
In 1910 Hunt of General Electric in the United States made pure titanium metal by heating titanium tetrachloride and sodium metal.
In 1948 the U.S. DuPont began to use magnesium method tonnes of production of titanium sponge, which marks the beginning of titanium industrial production. 1954 U.S. development of practical Ti-6Al-4V (TC4) titanium alloy, and promote the application of the 1950s ~ 60s, titanium alloy development and application of the aerospace and military fields, used in the manufacture of aircraft engine components, aircraft landing gear, missile components, and so on.In the 1960s, titanium alloys were gradually developed and applied in the fields of ships, marine equipment, seawater desalination, ocean thermal energy development and seabed resource exploitation, used in the manufacture of ship hulls, seawater piping systems, titanium pumps, valves, joints, fasteners, etc. In the 1970s, titanium's excellent performance was generally recognised in the civil industry, and it was gradually applied in the fields of chemical industry, metallurgy, electric power, etc., and used in the manufacture ofElectrolysis tanks, reactors, distillation towers, concentrators, heat exchangers, pipelines, electrodes, etc. In 1972, the world production of titanium sponge reached a record high of 200,000 tonnes.In the 1970s, the United States and Japan will be used as a surgical implant materials of pure titanium and Ti-6Al-4V for the manufacture of artificial dental implants, cardiovascular scaffolds, artificial joints and so on.Titanium and its alloys have a wide range of applications in the medical field due to their excellent corrosion resistance, good mechanical properties, and qualified histocompatibility.

Electrolysis tanks, reactors, distillation towers, concentrators, heat exchangers, pipelines, electrodes and so on.
In 1972, the world production of titanium sponge reached a record high of 200,000 tonnes. 1970s, the United States and Japan will be pure titanium and Ti-6Al-4V used as a surgical implant material for the manufacture of artificial dental implants, cardiovascular scaffolding, artificial joints and so on. Titanium is close to human bones and has good biocompatibility and no toxic side effects on human tissues. Human implants are special functional materials that are closely related to human life and health. The use of titanium and titanium alloy manufactured femoral head, hip joints, humerus, skull, knee joints, elbow joints, shoulder joints, metacarpophalangeal joints, jawbone, as well as the heart discernment membrane, renal discernment membrane, vasodilator, splints, prostheses, tightening screws and so on hundreds of metal parts transplanted into the human body, and achieved good results, by the medical profession to give a high evaluation.
Titanium spectacle frames were developed in Japan in 1982.
In the 1980s titanium began to be used in the field of building materials, the emergence of a large number of civilian products, such as titanium bicycles, titanium tableware, titanium water fixtures, titanium handicrafts and so on. Titanium with its natural antibacterial and biophilic nature, it has become the "King of Honour Metal" in the food industry.