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Domestic Titanium Requirements Become an Issue in US

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Titanium’s light weight, tremendous strength, and incredible heat-resistance makes it a very desirable metal for aircraft; indeed, fluctuations in its price have been cited as potential future cost issues for the F-35 Joint Strike fighter program and especially the F-22 Raptor. Even ultra-lightweight howitzers like the M777 use it. In 2005 Boeing was moving to […]

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