Titanium?
Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 9:22 amWill this ever be a precious metal? Is it something worth investing in?
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 9:22 amRe: Titanium?
Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 11:17 amI've invested in a few screws of it in my knee.
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 11:31 amlance wrote:Will this ever be a precious metal? Is it something worth investing in?
Possibly a precious metal, but until then, there isn't really a "private individual" market
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 12:11 pmlance wrote:Will this ever be a precious metal? Is it something worth investing in?
It is the most precious metal in the universe for our fighter pilots. Especially the pilots of the low flying, combat support "Warthog" aircraft.
It surrounds them in their pilot seats as they fly into harm's way.
Titanium is what stops our enemies bullets from killing our pilots.
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 1:23 pmThe frames of my eyeglasses are titanium.
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 2:59 pmI wouldn't do it. Liquidity will be a real issue. Who's really scrambling to get their hands on some titanium? I'd stick to the boring four(Au, Ag, Pt, Pd). And even then, there are big differences in market size.
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 3:24 pmYou can get Titaniums coin here http://www.pobjoy.com/ukworld/page.php?xPage=titanium_coins.html
From the same site--
From the same site--
History of Titanium Coins
Historically, titanium coins have not been around very long. Titanium is one of the babies among metals. While gold and silver have been used for centuries, Titanium didn't show its face until 1791. The reason for its late arrival? Titanium is only found in conjunction with other elements and doesn't exist on its own. It's also the schizophrenic of the metal world, being as strong as steel but nearly half as light, which explains why, for years, it's been the number one metal of choice for the aircraft industry. An interesting fact about Titanium is that it is not magnetic. Pobjoy Mint has produced a variety of innovative and beautiful coins in this intriguing metal. Choose from our many Titanium coins listed in our favourite coins below .
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 3:27 pmI noticed on ebay you can buy 1 pound bars for $50
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 5:40 pmThe face on my driver is titanium...made a huge difference in club head speed from the old persimon woods...I guess golf ondustry would consider it a preciuos metal 
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 5:42 pmlance wrote:I noticed on ebay you can buy 1 pound bars for $50
As best as I can figure out, the market price of titanium was around $10-11/lb as of August 2012:
http://www.titaniumexposed.com/titanium-prices.html
If you just want a bar to have one, that's one thing, but $50 for a bar for "investment" is throwing money away. I'd let Lockheed Martin or General Dynamics mess with titanium.
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 5:56 pmTitanium is solid by the pound- so no its not a precious metal.
Its on the same level as copper or nickel- investable, but not easy to carry or sell. Value remains to the industrial users and their demand, not people for the most part.
Its on the same level as copper or nickel- investable, but not easy to carry or sell. Value remains to the industrial users and their demand, not people for the most part.
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 7:42 pmThere's lots of Ti in the earth's crust. It's just expensive to refine and process.
Prices went way up when Boeing started making the dreamliner (along with the price of carbon fiber) because they needed to use Ti fasteners on everything that touched the carbon to avoid galvanic corrosion.
If somebody wanted to invest in it, sheets or bars of the most common sizes would be your best bet. Even then, however, you'd have a limited buying pool made even smaller by the need for material certs.
Prices went way up when Boeing started making the dreamliner (along with the price of carbon fiber) because they needed to use Ti fasteners on everything that touched the carbon to avoid galvanic corrosion.
If somebody wanted to invest in it, sheets or bars of the most common sizes would be your best bet. Even then, however, you'd have a limited buying pool made even smaller by the need for material certs.