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The Discovery of Titanium was made by a Mr William Gregor who was both a clergyman and amateur chemist. Titanium is the fourth most abundant structural metal in the earth's crust and is the ninth industrial metal. No other engineering metal has risen so swiftly to pre-eminence in critical and demanding applications.

The high strength, low weight, outstanding corrosion resistance possessed by titanium and titanium alloys have led to a wide and diversified range of successful applications which demand high levels of reliable performance in surgery and medicine as well as in aerospace, automotive, chemical plant, power generation, oil and gas extraction, sports, and other major industries.

The medical industry widely use titanium and its derivatives. An example of it's demand is with more than 1000 tonnes of titanium implant devices are implanted in patients worldwide every year. Duckworth & Kent saw the advantages of titanium back in the 1970's and was one of the original manufacturers to produce surgical instruments from titanium.

Benefits of Titanium
• The metal's lightness is a positive aid to reducing any fatigue of the surgeon.
• Instruments are frequently anodized to provide a non reflecting surface, essential in microsurgical operations.
• Titanium instruments withstand repeat sterilization without compromise to edge or surface quality, corrosion resistance or strength.
• Titanium is non magnetic, and therefore does not cause adverse reactions with other steel instruments or equipment.