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Titanium: Industrial Base, Price Trends, and Technology Initiatives
Contributor(s): Seong, Somi (Author)
ISBN: 083304575X     ISBN-13: 9780833045751
Publisher: RAND Corporation
OUR PRICE:   $24.70  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: April 2009
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Annotation: 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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BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | Military Science
- Political Science | Security (national & International)
- Technology & Engineering | Metallurgy
Dewey: 338.274
LCCN: 2009008376
Series: Rand Corporation Monograph
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.55 lbs) 154 pages
 
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Between 2003 and 2006, the price of titanium more than doubled. This title intends to answer four primary questions: what triggered this price surge? What are titanium's future market prospects and emerging technologies? And what are the implications for the production cost of future military airframes?