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The history of Titanium started in 1791 when it was discovered by William Gregor. It got its name four years later when an Austrian chemist, named Martin Heinrich Klaproth realized this was a new element. Even if many have tried to use the newly discovered metal for making rings, only towards the end of the twentieth century, a company discovered how the metal could be manipulated into making pieces of jewelry. This company, called GETi, now produces, Titanium rings, plain or with stones imbedded in them.

Titanium exists on our planet in quite high quantities. In order to be used, the metal is mined, then it is isolated from other elements, a procedure which leaves behind a substance rich in Titanium. This substance is then transformed into bars of Titanium. From these bars, the GETi company is able to produce its rings and sell them on the market.

Through its many characteristics, Titanium has an important one. It is considered to be highly reactive and to tend to combust in certain circumstances, like very high altitudes. There is no real danger if you wear a piece of jewelry made of Titanium. Because of its features, like the fact that Titanium has a high tensile strength to weight ratio, movie producers launched crazy ideas like floating Titanium rings, but of course, this is only fiction and nothing more.

Titanium gains other characteristics when it is used in alloys with other materials like Aluminium and Vanadium. In such alloys, the tensile strength of the material is becoming higher that makes it usable for the part of the rings where the stones must be imbedded. The rest of the ring is made of purer metal combinations, but the reason for using alloys like those presented above is to permit the stone to be held in place. Titanium is used in jewelry making because it is also very resistant to corrosion, but this quality makes it almost impossible to resize a ring made of Titanium. Titanium is very resistant to the action of salt water, too, which is the reason why many surfers and swimmers like to wear such pieces of jewelry.

Titanium is not only used for rings, but for other items, too. The best golf clubs are made from Titanium, as well as expensive spectacle frames. The element is used also in the aerospace, marine and motor industry as well as for surgical implants. The most important thing about Titanium is that it is used for making good quality products.