Titanium is light, strong and corrosion resistant, and widely used in aircraft, bike frames, golf clubs and spectacle frames.
It is used to repair broken limbs as it is able to be integrated into the bone, says Professor Allan Blackman from the Auckland University of Technology, speaking from personal experience, in episode 88 of Elemental.
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Professor Allan Blackman is at Auckland University of Technology.
