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The use of titanium in family automobiles: Current trends

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Titanium offers a number of attractive features for use in high-production-volume automobiles; however, to date, high cost has been a barrier to application. This article discusses the current trends for the use of titanium in the family automobile, with emphasis on two breakthrough applications.

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  1. the International Automotive Applications division of TIMET Corporate Development, USA

    K. Faller

  2. the Institute for Materials and Advanced Processes (IMAP), the University of Idaho, USA

    F. H. (Sam) Froes

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For more information, contact F.H. Froes, University of Idaho, Institute for Materials and Advanced Processes (IMAP), Mines Building, Room 321B, Moscow, ID 83844-3026; (208) 885-7989; fax (208) 885-4009; e-mail imap@uidaho.edu or Kurt Faller, TIMET Corporate Development, 900 Hemlock Road, Morgantown, PA 19543; (610) 286-1222; fax (610) 286-3831.

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Faller, K., (Sam) Froes, F.H. The use of titanium in family automobiles: Current trends. JOM 53, 27–28 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-001-0143-3

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