Zachary N.

Gardaya July 25, 2018

XI-Pascal

Minerals in Objects (Flatiron)

Titanium

Titanium is used in flatirons. Titanium is as strong as steel but less denser. It occurs primarily in
the minerals anatase, brookite, ilmenite, leucoxene, perovskite, rutile, and sphene. Of these minerals, only
ilmenite, leucoxene, and rutile have significant economic importance. As a metal, titanium is well known
for corrosion resistance and for its high strength-to-weight ratio. Some flat irons are made of ceramic.

References:

https://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/titanium/

www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/22/titanium

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