Editing Titanium (section)

===Consumer and architectural===
[[File:Tweeter with Titanium membrane of loudspeaker box JBL TI 5000, 1990s.jpg|thumb|[[Tweeter]] loudspeaker driver with a membrane with 25 mm diameter made from titanium; from a [[JBL]] TI 5000 [[loudspeaker box]], {{circa|1997}}]]
Titanium metal is used in automotive applications, particularly in automobile and motorcycle racing where low weight and high strength and rigidity are critical.<ref>{{cite conference |author=Funatani, K. |date=9–12 October 2000 |title=Recent trends in surface modification of light metals §&nbsp;Metal matrix composite technologies |publication-date=2001 |conference=20th ASM Heat Treating Society Conference |book-title=Heat Treating, an International ... Symposium on Residual Stresses in the Heat Treatment Industry |editor1=Funatani, Kiyoshi |editor2=Totten, George E. |place=St.&nbsp;Louis, MO |publisher=[[ASM International (society)|ASM International]] |volume=1 & 2 |pages=138–144, esp.&nbsp;141 |isbn=978-0-87170-727-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4F1zYT4FHyMC}}</ref>{{rp|style=ama|p= 141}} The metal is generally too expensive for the general consumer market, though some late model [[Chevrolet Corvette|Corvettes]] have been manufactured with titanium exhausts,<ref>{{cite web |title=Titanium exhausts |publisher=National Corvette Museum |year=2006 |url=http://www.iglou.com/corvette/specs/2001/exhaust.htm |access-date=26 December 2006  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103075117/http://www.iglou.com/corvette/specs/2001/exhaust.htm |archive-date=3 January 2013}}</ref> and a [[GM small-block engine|Corvette Z06's LT4]] supercharged engine uses lightweight, solid titanium intake valves for greater strength and resistance to heat.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Compact powerhouse: Inside Corvette Z06's LT4 engine 650-hp supercharged 6.2L V-8 makes world-class power in more efficient package |date=20 August 2014 |publisher=[[General Motors]] |website=media.gm.com |url=http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/chevrolet/vehicles/corvette-z06/2015.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2014/Aug/0820-8speed/0820-compact-powerhouse.html}}</ref>

Titanium is used in many sporting goods: tennis rackets, golf clubs, lacrosse stick shafts; cricket, hockey, lacrosse, and football helmet grills, and bicycle frames and components. Although not a mainstream material for bicycle production, titanium bikes have been used by racing teams and [[Adventure Cycling|adventure cyclists]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Davis |first=Joseph R. |year=1998 |title=Metals Handbook |publisher=[[ASM International (society)|ASM International]] |isbn=978-0-87170-654-6 |page=[https://archive.org/details/metalshandbook00davi/page/584 584] |url=https://archive.org/details/metalshandbook00davi |url-access=registration |via=[[Internet Archive]] (archive.org)}}</ref>

Titanium alloys are used in spectacle frames that are rather expensive but highly durable, long lasting, light weight, and cause no skin allergies. Titanium is a common material for backpacking cookware and eating utensils. Though more expensive than traditional steel or aluminium alternatives, titanium products can be significantly lighter without compromising strength. Titanium horseshoes are preferred to steel by [[farrier]]s because they are lighter and more durable.<ref name=Donachie2000>{{harvnb|Donachie|1988|pp=11, 255}}</ref>

[[File:El Guggenheim vizcaíno. (1454058701).jpg|thumb| Titanium cladding of [[Frank Gehry]]'s [[Guggenheim Museum Bilbao|Guggenheim Museum]], [[Bilbao]]]]
Titanium has occasionally been used in architecture. The {{convert|42.5|m|ft|adj=on|abbr=on}} [[Monument to Yuri Gagarin]], the first man to travel in space ({{coord|55|42|29.7|N|37|34|57.2|E|region:CN-62_type:landmark|display=inline}}), as well as the {{convert|110|m|ft|adj=on|abbr=on}} [[Monument to the Conquerors of Space]] on top of the [[Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics|Cosmonaut Museum]] in Moscow are made of titanium for the metal's attractive color and association with rocketry.<ref>{{cite book|author=Mike Gruntman|title=Blazing the Trail: The Early History of Spacecraft and Rocketry|page=457|isbn=978-1-56347-705-8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2XY9KXxF8OEC|publisher=American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics|location=Reston, VA|year=2004|author-link=Mike Gruntman}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=41EqJFxjA4wC&pg=PA408|title=Titanium |chapter= Appearance Related Applications|isbn=978-3-540-71397-5|author1=Lütjering, Gerd|author2=Williams, James Case|date=12 June 2007|publisher=Springer }}</ref> The [[Guggenheim Museum Bilbao]] and the [[Cerritos Millennium Library]] were the first buildings in Europe and North America, respectively, to be sheathed in titanium panels.<ref name="Emsley2001p454">{{harvnb|Emsley|2001|p=454}}</ref> Titanium sheathing was used in the Frederic C. Hamilton Building in Denver, Colorado.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.designbuild-network.com/projects/dam/ |title=Denver Art Museum, Frederic C. Hamilton Building |access-date=26 December 2006 |publisher=SPG Media |year=2006}}</ref>

Because of titanium's superior strength and light weight relative to other metals (steel, stainless steel, and aluminium), and because of recent advances in metalworking techniques, its use has become more widespread in the manufacture of firearms. Primary uses include pistol frames and revolver cylinders. For the same reasons, it is used in the body of some laptop computers (for example, in [[Apple Inc.|Apple]]'s [[PowerBook G4]]).<ref>{{cite web|access-date=8 August 2009|url=http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powerbook_g4/stats/powerbook_g4_400.html|title=Apple PowerBook G4 400 (Original – Ti) Specs|work=everymac.com}}</ref><ref name=use/>

In 2023, Apple launched the [[iPhone 15 Pro]], which uses a titanium enclosure.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Apple Announces iPhone 15 Pro Models With Titanium Enclosure |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/apple-announces-iphone-15-pro-models-with-titanium-enclosure/ |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=CNET |language=en}}</ref>

Some upmarket lightweight and corrosion-resistant tools, such as shovels, knife handles and flashlights, are made of titanium or titanium alloys.<ref name=use>{{cite book |pages=7–8 |year=2019 |isbn=978-0-12-815820-3 |publisher=Elsevier Science |title=Real-World Use of Titanium |author1=Qian, Ma |author2=Niinomi, Mitsuo}}</ref>