Strategic metals
 

what is meant by strategic metals????

[QUOTE=asma mehvish;827520]what is meant by strategic metals????[/QUOTE]

Which are essential element of modern technology but not available easily in the world...Not so abundant...e.g Rare earth metals, Titanium, Tungsten, Mercury, Gallium etc.

[QUOTE=RAO RAMEEZ;827524]Which are essential element of modern technology but not available easily in the world...Not so abundant...e.g Rare earth metals, Titanium, Tungsten, Mercury, Gallium etc.[/QUOTE]

Strategic metals are those metals which are required for the economic development and national defence of a country. They are used as jet fuels, space research,atomic plants. Examples are manganese, titanium, zirconium.
[SIZE="5"][COLOR="DarkOliveGreen"]now please tell me can we call uranium as strategic metals if not then why??? and why we say titanium as strategic metal??[/COLOR][/SIZE]

Uranium is not "very essential" element...Titanium is very useful as compared to Uranium...It can be used in technology "safely" as well...Just a guess