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Titanium: Industrial Base, Price Trends, and Technology Initiatives
Author(s): Somi Seong (Author)
- Publisher: RAND Corporation
- Publication Date: 15 April 2009
- Language: English
- Print length: 154 pages
- ISBN-10: 083304575X
- ISBN-13: 9780833045751
Book Description
Between 2003 and 2006, the price of titanium more than doubled. The authors attempt to answer four primary questions: What triggered this price surge? What are titanium1s future market prospects and emerging technologies? What are the implications for the production cost of future military airframes? How might the Department of Defense mitigate the economic risks involved in the titanium market?
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From the Back Cover
Analyzes the underlying factors that triggered the unprecedented surge in titanium price after 2003 and reviews future market prospects and emerging technologies to assess their implications for the production cost of future military airframes.
