Question

Which metal is called strategic metal?

Answer 1

A strategic metal is basically a metal that is important for important industries of a county for example energy, aerospace, telecommunication, mobile technology and national defense of a country.

Complete step by step solution:
- Strategic metal is used for making war equipment.
- Some properties will make them special, those are

1. Strategic metal is light in weight but at the same time it should be stronger than other metals.
2. Strategic metal should not be affected by corrosion (should not be affected by moisture, air, water etc.) even if it is kept for a very long time.

Titanium is called as strategic metal because it obeys all the above mentioned properties.
i) Titanium is denoted with a chemical symbol Ti.
ii) Atomic number of titanium is 22.
iii) Titanium belongs to the d-block element (3d-series).
iv) Titanium is silver in color and low in density.
Since titanium is resistant to salt water and acid corrosion it is used in making durable corrosion resistant alloys
Titanium is the fourth most abundant metal on the earth.
Generally titanium is used in the atomic energy sector, space science projects, high-grade steels etc.
- It is slightly expensive and is light and strong.
- Titanium is also used in making screws for machines in big industries etc.

Note: All metals won’t be called as Strategic metal because they should possess some properties to become a Strategic metal. Other than titanium a few more metals are also used as strategic metals for example manganese, titanium, zirconium.