Titanium is a natural element which has a
silver-greyish-white colour. Titanium is the hardest natural metal in
the world. It is very strong, three times the strength of steel and much
stronger than gold silver and platinum and yet is very light weight.
Pure titanium is also 100% hypoallergenic which means that it if safe
for anyone to wear as it will not react to your skin.
Pure titanium is 100% hypoallergenic and allergy free and will not
produce skin irritation or discoloration.
Pure titanium does not react to sunlight, salt water or anything that
the body emits. This is why we only offer pure titanium to our clients.
We do not use other metal alloys with our titanium to ensure only the
purest and safest titanium is used in our rings. We use pure titanium
with confidence knowing that everyone can wear it without the concern of
an adverse reaction to your body.
Titanium is the fourth most abundant structural metal in the earth's
crust and is the ninth industrial metal. No other engineering metal has
risen so swiftly to pre-eminence in critical and demanding applications.
Availability in all forms
- Comparable cost to other high performance materials
- Ready weldability and machinability
- Weight saving - as strong as steel, but half the weight
- Fire and shock resistant
- Favourable cryogenic properties
- Bio-compatibility and non-toxicity
Cleaning titanium
Simply use a soft cloth and warm soapy water to clean your titanium
rings. Do not use strong detergent or chemicals and never use toothpaste
to clean your jewelry. For polished natural colour titanium rings, we
suggest that you have your titanium ring polished about one or twice a
year. This will help to keep the ring looking great.
Titanium is absolutely immune to environmental attack, regardless of
pollutants. Where other architectural metals exhibit limited lifespan,
titanium endures. It withstands urban pollution, marine environments,
the sulfur compounds of industrial areas and is failure-proof in even
more aggressive environments. Because it is the most noble metal, the
coupling of titanium with dissimilar metals does not accelerate galvanic
corrosion of the titanium.
Immunity to Environmental Attack
Architectural titanium's unsurpassed corrosion resistance results from
its stable, highly-adherent, protective surface oxide film. Because the
metal is highly reactive and has a strong affinity for oxygen, the
beneficial oxide film forms spontaneously when exposed to moisture or
air. In fact, a damaged oxide film can generally restore itself
instantaneously.
Lowest Thermal Expansion
Titanium's coefficient of thermal expansion is half that of stainless
steel and copper and one-third that of aluminum. It is virtually equal
to that of glass and concrete, making titanium highly compatible with
these materials. Consequently, thermal stress on titanium is very low.
Light Weight
The specific gravity of titanium is 4.51 g/cm3 - about 60% that of
steel, half that of copper and 1.7 times that of aluminum. Being such a
lightweight metal, titanium imposes less burden on structure. It is
easily fabricated and permits ease of installation.
Environmentally Safe
Due this its relative inertness in most atmospheres, titanium is
considered environmentally friendly. It is 100% recyclable and the
product of a renewable resource.
Greatest Strength
In addition to having excellent mechanical strength (comparable to mild
steel), titanium is durable and shock resistant. Its modulus of
elasticity (a measure of strain rate) is half that of stainless steel.
This means titanium is more flexible than other architectural metals
during earthquakes and other periods of violent movement.
Best Energy Efficiency
For a metal, titanium is an excellent insulator. Its thermal
conductivity of 10 Btu/hr.-Fº/ft. is very low (one-tenth that of
aluminum) increasing a building's energy efficiency.
|
