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With advances in extraction/fabrication techniques and ever-increasing gasoline prices, the advantage of using lightweight materials such as aluminum, magnesium, and titanium in automobiles continues to increase, particularly for the first two metals. The major drawback for titanium, much more so than the other light metals, is high cost. However, innovative extraction and fabrication approaches are leading to decreased cost. This paper discusses the present status and future potential for titanium use in the family automobile.
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For more information, contact F.H. Froes, Institute for Materials and Advanced Processes, University of Idaho, McClure Hall, Room 437, Moscow, ID 83844-3026; e-mail: imap@uidaho.edu.
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Froes, F.H., Friedrich, H., Kiese, J. et al. Titanium in the family automobile: The cost challenge. JOM 56, 40–44 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-004-0144-0
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