Titanium metal

Japanese: 金属チタン - きんぞくちたん
Titanium metal


[titanium]
Of all the light metals, titanium is the newest to be industrialized, having been first produced by the American company DuPont in 1948. Production in Japan began in 1952, and current titanium metal (titanium sponge) production is 16,700 tons (1995). Around 40% is exported to the United States and other countries.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "metal titanium" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


[チタン]
 軽金属のなかで工業化が最も新しく,1948年にアメリカのデュポン社が手がけたのが最初である。日本では52年から生産を開始し,現在の金属チタン(スポンジチタン)の生産量は1万6700t(1995)である。4割前後がアメリカなどに輸出されている。…

※「金属チタン」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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