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Titanium Information
Titanium is a performance metal, used extensively in aerospace where strength and weight really count. Titanium is a natural element (not an alloy). It is a strong and very light metal with an outstanding resistance to corrosion. In its raw state titanium is sponge-like in form and is silverish in appearance.
Gold Information
Gold is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Au (L. aurum) and atomic number 79. A soft, shiny, yellow, heavy, malleable, ductile (trivalent and univalent) transition metal, gold does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine, fluorine and aqua regia. The metal occurs as nuggets or grains in rocks and in alluvial deposits and is one of the coinage metals.
Platinum Information
Similar to titanium, platinum is used in jewelry in a near pure form. It also shares the trait of being long wearing and durable.
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