Titanium - The Metal That Made The SR-71 Possible

2020-06-20

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References:

[1] https://grantadesign.com/education/students/charts/

[2]

http://www.metalary.com/titanium-price/#:~:text=As%20of%20January%202016%2C%20the,2005%20was%20%2421%2C000%20per%20ton.

[3] https://kyocera-sgstool.co.uk/titanium-resources/titanium-information-everything-you-need-to-know/titanium-ores/#:~:text=Titanium%20can%20be%20mined%20from,as%20they%20reach%20the%20sea.

[4] https://www.essentialchemicalindustry.org/metals/titanium.html#:~:text=The%20titanium%20is%20purified%20by,titanium%20ore%20into%20useful%20products.

[5] http://www-eng.lbl.gov/~shuman/NEXT/MATERIALS&COMPONENTS/Pressure_vessels/Ti_forming_ASM.pdf

[6] https://link.springer.com/article/10.1361/105994905X75448

[7] https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90B00170R000100050008-1.pdf

[8] Page 77 https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783540713975

[9] https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90B00170R000100050008-1.pdf

[10] https://grantadesign.com/education/students/charts/

[11] Page 11 https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20090007797.pdf

[12] https://inversesolutionsinc.com/why-is-machining-titanium-difficult/#:~:text=WHY%20TITANIUM%20IS%20SO%20DIFFICULT%20TO%20MACHINE&text=This%20can%20create%20poor%20surface,the%20tool%20and%20impede%20function.

[13] https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90B00170R000100080001-5.pdf

[14] https://www.kobelco.co.jp/english/titan/files/details.pdf

[15] https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20090007797.pdf

[16] https://link.springer.com/article/10.1361%2F105994905X75448

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