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How titanium got the best brand of all metals

If we mention that something is made with titanium, most people will say, “Wow.” Something about titanium symbolises high quality, and everyone knows it. Yet the weird thing is that few people have a passing knowledge of chemistry or metallurgy, and even fewer could tell the difference between a piece of titanium and a piece…

December 13, 2024
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