Titanium

by Greg Roza

Book Overview

Titanium is a strong, lustrous, silvery-white metal that can be alloyed with other elements, such as iron and aluminum, to create strong but lightweight alloys for use in the aerospace, automotive, agricultural, medical, and sporting goods industries. Its most important properties are its resistance to corrosion and extremely high strength-to-weight ration, the highest of any metal. This book provides all the important bedrock information about titanium's...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1404214127
• ISBN13: 9781404214125
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Rosen Central
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.9" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8