Titanium is Latin and refers to the Titans, the first sons of the earth in Mythology. It was discovered by Gregor in 1791 and named by Klaproth four years later. It was nearly a hundred years later (1887) when impure Titanium was first prepared by Nilson and Pettersson. About 20 years later Hunter heated Titanium Chloride TiCl4 with sodium in a steel bomb and isolated 99.6% pure titanium.

Titanium is the fourth most abundant structural metal in the earth's crust and is also found in meteorites and in the sun. It is found in the ash of coal, in plants and even in the human body. It occurs in the minerals, rutile, ilmenite and sphene.

Titanium is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Ti and atomic number 22. It is a light, strong, lustrous, corrosion-resistant (including resistance to sea water and chlorine) transition metal with a white-silvery-metallic color. Titanium is used in strong light-weight alloys (most notably with iron and aluminum) and its most common compound, Titanium dioxide, is used in white pigments. Substances containing Titanium are called titaniferous.

This element occurs in numerous minerals with the main sources being rutile and ilmenite, which are widely distributed over the Earth. There are two allotropic forms and five naturally occurring isotopes of this element; Ti-46 through Ti-50, with Ti-48 being the most abundant (73.8%).

One of Titanium's most notable characteristics is that it is as strong as steel but is only 60% its weight. It's 60% heavier than aluminum, and twice as strong as aluminum. Titanium's properties are chemically and physically similar to zirconium.

Titanium is the ninth industrial metal. No other engineering metal has risen so swiftly to pre-eminence in critical and demanding applications. Titanium and its alloys have proven to be technically superior and cost-effective in a wide variety of aerospace, industrial, marine and commercial appliactions.

In the majority of these and other engineering applications Titanium has replaced heavier, less serviceable or less cost effective materials. Designing with Titanium taking all factors into account has resulted in reliable, economic, and more durable systems and components, which in many situations have substantially exceeded performance and service life expectations.

Titanium is a natural element which is light as aluminum, as strong as steel, and is the most hypoallergenic element known to man making it the ideal metal for jewelry. Titanium is completely hypoallergenic. In fact, Titanium is the most hypoallergenic material known to man, and is rapidly replacing other surgical implants (prosthetic implants such as hip, shoulder, and jaw) and surgical instruments (scalpels, hemostats and tweezers), since the body does not react to it. Because of this even, the posts and ear wires are made of Titanium and are fusion welded to further insure purity, and their hypoallergenic nature.Titanium is also a reactive metal which can be oxidized into a rainbow of colors.

Titanium jewelry - Artfully designed with electricity Titanium provides an exotic metal piece of jewelry at a lower cost than gold or platinum. Each piece is handcrafted - formed, colored, and assembled. Titanium jewelry has been on the European market for nearly a quarter century and in the United States for over three decades. It continues to grow in popularity. Titanium's hypoallergenic properties combined with its beautiful coloration's, make it ideal for making jewelry which everyone can wear, even those people who are highly allergic to metals.

Avoid scratching the surface, since the color is an optical phenomenon, jewelry may appear dull or faded with wear. However to restore the original vibrant colors, simply wash the pieces in warm soapy water or alcohol and blot dry with a soft paper towel.