{"id":9644,"date":"2016-05-19T12:45:56","date_gmt":"2016-05-19T12:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/mining\/?p=9644"},"modified":"2026-01-19T21:52:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T21:52:26","slug":"mining-titanium-for-3d-printing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/blog\/mining\/mining-titanium-for-3d-printing\/","title":{"rendered":"Mining Titanium for 3D Printing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/mining\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/05\/istock_000038646478_medium_rutilatedquartztitanium-8.jpg\" style=\"float: right;border: 0;margin: 10px\" alt=\"rutilated quartz mainly made up of titanium dioxide (rutile) within quartz.\" title=\"rutilated quartz mainly made up of titanium dioxide (rutile) within quartz.\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rutilated quartz, shown here, is a rare mineral that is mainly made up of titanium dioxide (rutile) within quartz.<\/p><\/div>According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/minerals.usgs.gov\/minerals\/pubs\/commodity\/titanium\/\" target=\"_blank\">USGS<\/a>,&nbsp;<span>Titanium, number 22 on the periodic table, &#8220;occurs primarily in the minerals anatase, brookite, ilmenite, leucoxene, perovskite, rutile, and sphene. Of these minerals, only ilmenite, leucoxene, and rutile have significant economic importance.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> Discovered by William Gregor in 1791, <a href=\"http:\/\/tools.thermofisher.com\/content\/sfs\/brochures\/Infographic-titanium.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">titanium<\/a> is a white metal when pure, and is the 9th most abundant element in the Earth&#8217;s crust. As a metal, titanium is well known for corrosion resistance and for its light weight but high strength-to-weight ratio. These are&nbsp;probably&nbsp;the reasons it can be found almost anywhere. (See&nbsp;<span><a href=\"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/metals\/titanium-this-lightweight-does-some-heavy-lifting-in-the-metals-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Titanium: This Lightweight Does Some Heavy Lifting in the Metals Industry<\/em><\/a>.)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span>The rise of additive manufacturing, or 3D printing as it&rsquo;s commonly known, is only increasing the use of this versatile metal. 3D printing with metal was once cost-prohibitive, but now 3D printing technologies for metal may be more efficient than some traditional manufacturing methods and produce a comparable, or even better product, depending on the application. &nbsp;And titanium is getting in the game. &nbsp;See our Analyzing Metals article on <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/metals\/new-research-on-3d-printing-with-titanium\" target=\"_blank\"><em>New Research on 3D Printing with Titanium <\/em><\/a>to learn how formulations of various grades of titanium and other alloys are being used in the evolving 3D printing industry. The article addresses a study conducted by<span>&nbsp;Carnegie Mellon University and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anl.gov\/articles\/intense-x-rays-expose-tiny-flaws-3-d-printed-titanium-can-lead-breakage-over-time\" target=\"_blank\">Argonne National Laboratory<\/a> that&nbsp;<span>focused on Ti-6Al-4V powders printed by electron-beam melting (EBM). &nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Metal alloy composition, whether it&rsquo;s being used in an additive or traditional manufacturing application, must be verified &nbsp;to ensure product chemistry specifications are met.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/order\/catalog\/product\/IQLAAHGABMFALXMAZE?ICID=search-product\">Wavelength-dispersive x-ray fluorescence (WDXRF) <\/a>is a nondestructive analytical method that quickly provides the exact percentages of a wide range of elements for material characterization and analysis.<\/p>\n<p><em>Read the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/metals\/new-research-on-3d-printing-with-titanium\" target=\"_blank\">New Research on 3D Printing with Titanium<\/a>&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/metals\/new-research-on-3d-printing-with-titanium\" target=\"_blank\">article<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the USGS,&nbsp;Titanium, number 22 on the periodic table, &#8220;occurs primarily in the minerals anatase, brookite, ilmenite, leucoxene, perovskite, rutile, and sphene. Of these minerals, only ilmenite, leucoxene, and rutile have significant economic importance.&#8221;&nbsp; Discovered by William Gregor in 1791, titanium is a white metal when pure, and is the 9th most abundant 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