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Titanium Ring Fact Sheet

Titanium rings are incredibly strong and lightweight when compared to rings made out of other metals, such as gold and platinum. Because of its extreme strength to weight ratio, titanium is used widely in the aerospace industry to construct critical aircraft and spacecraft parts. In fact, NASA's space shuttle is constructed mostly of titanium.

Titanium rings are extremely resistant to corrosive fluids, such as solvents and sweat. As a result, titanium rings last far longer than gold or platinum rings that have been exposed to the same conditions. Titanium rings will not cause skin irritation. The medical industry utilizes titanium in a wide range of bio-implants because it will not be rejected by the body the way other metals will. Titanium is well suited for a variety of jewelry, including pierced jewelry.

Another positive quality of titanium is that it is highly scratch resistant compared to gold or platinum. Normal wear should not cause noticeable scratching.

Titanium is an element, or more precisely a non-ferrous (non-iron containing) metal. Titanium has the highest strength-to-weight-ratio of any known element.

Titanium is inert, this means that it does not react with human body chemistry, water, sunlight, or other corrosive elements. Due to its amazing properties, titanium can be utilized in a variety of high stress low weight environments, such as in aircraft, spacecraft, surgical instruments, and bio-implants.