titanium

South Africa is one step closer to processed titanium alloys: Low-cost alloys would pave the way for affordable medical implants and prosthetics Monstar Studio/ShutterstockWilliam Gregor, an amateur mineralogist and chemist, first discovered ilmenite – some black sand containing one of the world’s lightest metals – in the UK in 1791. Four years later, this light metal was … [Read more...] about South Africa is one step closer to processed titanium alloys | The Conversation