Ilmenite ore - Ilmenite ore

Japanese: イルメナイト鉱石 - いるめないとこうせき
Ilmenite ore - Ilmenite ore

...Demand is mainly for the aerospace industry, such as jet engine parts, due to the heat-resistant strength of titanium metal, for seawater desalination equipment, and for petrochemical and other general chemical industries, due to its high corrosion resistance. Titanium is a strategic military material, and because its ores (ilmenite and rutile) are concentrated in the former Soviet Union, China, Brazil, and South Africa, it is stockpiled in many countries, including the United States. Titanium oxide is widely used in white pigments, paints, fibers, and chemicals. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "ilmenite ore" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…需要は,金属チタンが耐熱強度特性を有することからジェットエンジン部品などの航空宇宙産業向け,高耐食性から海水淡水化装置用,あるいは石油化学その他の一般化学工業向けが中心である。なお,軍需用戦略物資であり,かつ原鉱石(イルメナイト鉱石やルチル鉱石)が旧ソ連や中国,ブラジル,南アフリカ共和国などに偏在しているため,アメリカなどを中心に各国で備蓄の対象とされている。酸化チタンは白色顔料,塗料,繊維,化学等広く利用される。…

※「イルメナイト鉱石」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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