Titanium is a chemical element with the symbol Ti and atomic number 22. It is a light, strong, lustrous, corrosion-resistant (including to sea water and chlorine) transition metal with a grayish color. Titanium can be alloyed with iron, aluminium, vanadium, molybdenum, among other elements, to produce strong lightweight alloys for aerospace (jet engines, missiles, and spacecraft), military, industrial process (chemicals and petro-chemicals, desalination plants, pulp and paper), automotive, agri-food, medical (prostheses, orthopaedic implants, dental implants), sporting goods, jewelry, and other applications. Titanium was discovered in England by William Gregor in 1791 and named by Martin Heinrich Klaproth for the Titans of Greek mythology.
The element occurs within a number of mineral deposits, principally rutile and ilmenite, which are widely distributed in the Earth's crust and lithosphere, and it is found in almost all living things, rocks, water bodies and soils. The metal is extracted from its principal mineral ores via the Kroll process, or the Hunter process. Its most common compound, titanium dioxide, is used in the manufacture of white pigments. Other compounds include titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4) (used in smoke screens/skywriting and as a catalyst) and titanium trichloride (used as a catalyst in the production of polypropylene).
Technical Data
Symbol |
Ti |
Density (25°C)/gcm3 |
4.5 |
Atomic number |
22 |
Melting point /°C |
1667 |
No. of naturally occurring isotopes |
5 |
Boiling point /°C |
3285 |
Atomic weight |
47.88 |
ΔHfus/kJmol-1 |
18.8 |
Electronic configuration |
[Ar]3d24s2 |
ΔHvap/kJmol-1 |
425(+/-11) |
Metal radius/pm |
147 |
ΔHf(monoatomic gas)/kJmol-1 |
469(+/-4) |
Ionic radius(6-coordinate)/pm IV |
60.5 |
Ionization energy/kJmol-1 I |
658 |
Ionic radius(6-coordinate)/pm III |
67 |
Ionization energy/kJmol-1 II |
1310 |
Ionic radius(6-coordinate)/pm II |
86 |
Ionization energy/kJmol-1 III |
2651 |
Electrical resistivity (20°C)/μohm cm |
42 |
Electronegativity χ |
1.5 |
Evaporation Techniques
Temperature (oC) @Vap. Pressure |
Techniques |
Remarks |
10-8 Torr |
10-6 Torr |
10-4 Torr |
Electron Beam |
Crucible |
Coil |
Boat |
1067 |
1235 |
1453 |
Excellent |
TiC |
- |
Tungsten |
Alloys with refractory metals; evolves gas on first heating. |
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