Low-cost titanium for ships and tanks.

Advanced Materials & Processes,  May, 2004  by Pickens, Joseph R.

Tags: alloy, armor, technology, Texas Instruments Inc.

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The National Center for Excellence in Metalworking Technology, operated by Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC), facilitated the Low-Cost Titanium Workshop at the Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel in Baltimore, Md., in December 2003. Over 150 delegates attended from a wide range of organizations, including Department of Defense and Energy program offices, research laboratories, titanium producers, metal fabricators and universities.

The objective of the workshop was to discuss low-cost titanium initiatives for applications on U.S. Navy ships and military ground vehicles, identify new ...

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