Timeline of titanium
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Big picture
| Time period | Development summary |
|---|---|
| 1950s–1960s | In the 1950s and 1960s, the Soviet Union pioneer the use of titanium in military and submarine applications[1] (Alfa class and Mike class)[2] as part of programs related to the Cold War.[3] |
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| Year | Event type | Details | Country/region |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1791 | |||
| 1795 | titanium "Klaproth" | ||
| 1910 | "Pure metallic titanium (99.9%) was first prepared in 1910 by Matthew A. Hunter" | ||
| 1925 | Titanium of very high purity is made in small quantities when Anton Eduard van Arkel and Jan Hendrik de Boer discover the iodide, or crystal bar, process, by reacting with iodine and decomposing the formed vapours over a hot filament to pure metal.[4] | ||
| 1932 | "Titanium metal was not used outside the laboratory until 1932 when William Justin Kroll proved that it can be produced by reducing titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4) with calcium" | ||
| 2006 | According to data, the world's largest producer, Russian-based VSMPO-AVISMA, is estimated to account for about 29% of the world market share.[5] | Russia | |
| 2015 | As of date, titanium sponge metal is produced in six countries: China, Japan, Russia, Kazakhstan, the US, Ukraine, and India. (in order of output).[6][7] | China, Japan, Russia, Kazakhstan, the US, Ukraine, and India |
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References
- ↑ Roza 2008, p. 9
- ↑ Yanko, Eugene; Omsk VTTV Arms Exhibition and Military Parade JSC (2006). "Submarines: general information". Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ↑ Stainless Steel World (July–August 2001). "VSMPO Stronger Than Ever" (PDF). KCI Publishing B.V. pp. 16–19. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ↑ van Arkel, A. E.; de Boer, J. H. (1925). "Preparation of pure titanium, zirconium, hafnium, and thorium metal". Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie. 148: 345–50. doi:10.1002/zaac.19251480133.
- ↑ Bush, Jason (15 February 2006). "Boeing's Plan to Land Aeroflot". BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on 9 April 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2006.
- ↑ "Roskill Information Services: Global Supply of Titanium is Forecast to Increase", Titanium Metal: Market Outlook to 2015 (5th edition, 2010).
- ↑ "ISRO's titanium sponge plant in Kerala fully commissioned". timesofindia-economictimes. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
